Is it a prescription?
I have been on it for 6 weeks and have lost 15lbs.
Yes, you need a prescription.
Congrats! I was on it back in 2009, lost 60 pounds in 6 months. Then, I got pregnant, haha. So, I gained back 50 pounds. I just started back on it this week.
ok I think it's fixed now
Wow great on the initial loss - does health insurance typically pay for that RX?
Some insurances cover all or part, others don't cover at all and others require a prior authorization.
I have Medco and checked just as a FWIW:
Medco By Mail 90 days: $8.00 Plan pays:$85.37 Your annual cost: $32.00
Retail Pharmacy 30 days: $4.81 Plan pays:$27.27 Your annual cost: $57.72
Your plan provides coverage for this medication in certain situations. To determine if coverage is available, your doctor may request a coverage review by calling the toll-free number, 1-800-626-6270.
Some insurances cover all or part, others don't cover at all and others require a prior authorization.
I have Medco and checked just as a FWIW:
Medco By Mail 90 days: $8.00 Plan pays:$85.37 Your annual cost: $32.00
Retail Pharmacy 30 days: $4.81 Plan pays:$27.27 Your annual cost: $57.72
Your plan provides coverage for this medication in certain situations. To determine if coverage is available, your doctor may request a coverage review by calling the toll-free number, 1-800-626-6270.
The two of you are correct and I am wrong.
Insurance won't cover cover it, (some) prescription plans will. Well mine says a prior auth is needed so they may not cover it at all. I was already on the Medco site so figured I'd price check it while I was there.
We were kicking around the idea of providing some prescriptions right in the office. No narcotics, more antibiotics, flu/cold type things and so on. From a customer service stand point it would save an extra trip to the pharmacy but we can't buy it for the $4 that Target sells it for so not looking very good. It's not a money thing but losing money on some thing we have to spend money to store, inventory, etc doesn't make much sense either. Seems there is a reason most providers don't do this already.
hmmmm....
Black Beauties and White Cross
Meth and crack are probably cheaper and safer.
I think you should go for it for basics like amoxicilin and stuff. You gotta think most parents dont want to sit and wait for prescription to be filled w/ a sick lilThe two of you are correct and I am wrong.
Insurance won't cover cover it, (some) prescription plans will. Well mine says a prior auth is needed so they may not cover it at all. I was already on the Medco site so figured I'd price check it while I was there.
We were kicking around the idea of providing some prescriptions right in the office. No narcotics, more antibiotics, flu/cold type things and so on. From a customer service stand point it would save an extra trip to the pharmacy but we can't buy it for the $4 that Target sells it for so not looking very good. It's not a money thing but losing money on some thing we have to spend money to store, inventory, etc doesn't make much sense either. Seems there is a reason most providers don't do this already.
I would too! When I was pregnant w/ Mackenzie I got poison ivy REALLY REALLY bad, my face swolled up like the dude from Mask w/ Cher. I had to sit and wait for 30 minutes for them to fill my prescriptions OMG it was so freakin embarrassing. I would have paid anything to not have gone through thatI LOVED this when I went to my college doc..she could hand me what I needed and I didn't have to go anywhere... and I paid out of pocket rather than go through my insurance...I would have rather paid the 15 bucks or so for the antibiotic..than have to drive somewhere sick, wait and pick it up to save the extra 10 bucks. They had a very limited selection..but if you had a uti or a sinus infection..it was super convenient.
Meth and crack are probably cheaper and safer.