Well I've been trying for 2 months and my insurance won't cover Mepron. It will cost $1200. I've already been paying a lot of the other Lyme bills out of pocket so I would have to REALLY work some magic to pay for this too. I'm already on Biaxin, Bicillin, Rocephin, and Doxy-- do I really need Mepron too? I know it specifically targets babesia but my main symptoms are joint pain which I feel is due to the Lyme. What would you do?
Posted by bashibazouks (Member # 28286) on :
Also, my LLMD mentioned that as of 2011 they would be offering a generic form so it would be much cheaper, but I haven't been able to find ANYTHING about that online.
Posted by t9im (Member # 25489) on :
We purchase ours daughters Mepron at Wallgreens for $783 / month.
I understand it breaks a coating secreted by the babesia parasite which then allows the zithromax to kill it.
Posted by lindaca (Member # 23871) on :
t9im, that's the first time I've heard of that theory... very interesting!
Is the $783/month via the Walgreens standard pricing, with an insurance discount or something else? How many bottles, 2?
Posted by lpkayak (Member # 5230) on :
it didn't help me. artemesia worked better
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
I got well on clindamycin/quinine and artemisinin and zith.
I really think the artemisinin and zithromax is what did the trick. Begin there!!
I never took mepron at all.
Posted by t9im (Member # 25489) on :
Hi Linda:
Not sure if I read it on Dr. B's Advanced Topics in Lyme regarding the mepron breaking the coating. Mepron is also supposed to be a lyme cyst buster.
The Wallgreen pricing, we signed up $25/yr. to be a member and the pricing $783 / m is for one month supply. I think its around $880 without being on the plan.
Posted by sixgoofykids (Member # 11141) on :
Will your insurance cover Malarone?
Posted by Starfall (Member # 26795) on :
I'm in the same boat. LLMD is thinking of trying Mepron because I'm allergic to zith. I told him no way, as my insurance won't cover it.
We're giving artemsinin a shot for now.
Posted by lpkayak (Member # 5230) on :
be careful of the mepron if you are hypoglycemic or diabetic...it is full of sugar-or was when i took it. almost killed me.
Posted by lou (Member # 81) on :
Is mepron available in generic form?
Malarone is going generic:
* JANUARY 19, 2011, 3:01 A.M. ET
Glenmark: Unit Gets FDA OK To Sell Generic Malaria Drug
BANGALORE (Dow Jones)--Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (532296.BY) Wednesday said its generic drugs unit has received final approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to sell a generic version of GlaxoSmithKline PLC's (GSK) malaria drug Malarone.
In April 2010, Glenmark settled a patent litigation with GlaxoSmithKline over atovaquone and proguanil hydrochloride 250 milligram/100mg tablets--the generic version of Malarone.
Glenmark can sell the generic tablets under a royalty-bearing license from GlaxoSmithKline in the third quarter of 2011, or earlier under certain circumstances, the Indian company said in April.
Glenmark Wednesday said it is entitled to 180 days of exclusivity on the product as it was the first company to file a generic drug application with the FDA.
U.S. sales of Malarone were about $56 million in the 12 months ended 2009, Glenmark said, citing IMS Health research data.
-By Rumman Ahmed, Dow Jones Newswires;
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :