Psycho-Babble Medication | about biological treatments | Framed
This thread | Show all | Post follow-up | Start new thread | List of forums | Search | FAQ

Re: ARICEPT

Posted by utopizen on September 6, 2003, at 16:38:25

In reply to Re: ARICEPT, posted by Hattree on September 5, 2003, at 11:14:30

> Costs a fortune, though, and unlikely to be covered by insurance. I didn't know it was used for depression.

It's a $15 co-pay on my insurance, largest carrier in Massachusetts. Why would one of the top-selling Alteizhmer drugs not be covered by insurance? Of course it's expensive, but let's be realistic-- no insurance company is going to ethically not cover Aricept. They're not as evil as you think. I wrote a letter to my insurance telling them it was unethical to make Abilify a $30 co-pay, and they changed it to a $15 co-pay, after I asked them to re-consider how so many people with schitzophrenia are unable to maintain jobs, etc. that allow them to make enough money.

I have a doctor friend who told me that a recent $2 tax (that went away within a month) on prescriptions in my state discouraged many poor people from filling their prescriptions. $2!!!!

And very, very, very few insurance companies have systems that determine if something is "off-label" or whatever, I'm not aware of a single one-- and if you're on one that does, I'd switch or something.


Share
Tweet  

Thread

 

Post a new follow-up

Your message only Include above post


Notify the administrators

They will then review this post with the posting guidelines in mind.

To contact them about something other than this post, please use this form instead.

 

Start a new thread

 
Google
dr-bob.org www
Search options and examples
[amazon] for
in

This thread | Show all | Post follow-up | Start new thread | FAQ
Psycho-Babble Medication | Framed

poster:utopizen thread:256960
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20030902/msgs/257643.html