First, is it hard to get at a regular pharmacy (Walgreens, Costco, etc.)? Also, what about insurance coverage? Anyone have problems?
I have Medco for pharmacy benefits and looked it up online. Which Bicillin will I most likely need?
Bicillin C-R Syr 2ml Adult 1s 1.2mu Bicillin C-R Tubex 1ml 1'S 600,000 Bicillin C-R Tubex 4ml 1'S 2.4mu Bicillin C-R 9c/3c Syr 1.2mu | Bicillin C-R Syringe 2ml 600000u Bicillin L-A Syringe 4ml 2.4mu Bicillin La Tubex 1ml 1'S 600000u Bicillin La Tubex 2ml
Looks like for all of them 2 a week (which is the normal dose, right?) My co-pay is $80.00 per month.
Just trying to be prepared for my LLMD consult. Thanks!
Shelly
[ 29. April 2008, 05:19 PM: Message edited by: skrwolf ]
Posted by minoucat (Member # 5175) on :
Ours was shipped to us from our mail order pharmacy (Medco) with no problem. Just be sure they package and refrigerate it properly.
After that insurance went away a pharmacy at the local hospital got the bicillin, but could not get it in the Tubex syringe. Tubex lets you draw back and easily see if you're in a blood vessel; nice level of comfort but not totally necessary.
I was not able to get bicillin easily from any other local pharmacy (I tried costco, walmart, safeway and 3 others).
Dose is often bicillin LA 1 ml 600,000 IU, 2 at a time for a total dose of 1,200,000 IU every 5 days.