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How much........survey re: Imitrex
« on: Oct 18th, 2004, 10:10pm » |
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What do you spend in one year on Imitrex?
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Re: How much........survey Imitrex
« Reply #1 on: Oct 18th, 2004, 10:13pm » |
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me: $60.00
Ins: $12,000+
relief: priceless
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Re: How much........survey Imitrex
« Reply #2 on: Oct 18th, 2004, 10:20pm » |
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So, you use $12,000.00 worth of Imitrex per year......is that right?
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Re: How much........survey Imitrex
« Reply #3 on: Oct 18th, 2004, 10:35pm » |
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I spend $20 per copay.
Refill everyday when in cycle.
Cycle last up to 2 months.
Figure around $1200
Insurance picks up the rest
Have a medical savings plan through work, so I get the $$ back, even though it is really my money to begin with.
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Re: How much........survey Imitrex
« Reply #4 on: Oct 18th, 2004, 10:37pm » |
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before or after insurance?
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Re: How much........survey Imitrex
« Reply #5 on: Oct 18th, 2004, 10:44pm » |
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I have a feeling that the drug company makes more on cluster sufferers than migraine sufferers.
I am looking for the amount that the drug company makes on each cluster sufferer. Where the money comes from is not necessary.....just how much revenue is generated by each clusterhead.
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Re: How much........survey Imitrex
« Reply #6 on: Oct 18th, 2004, 10:49pm » |
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Well I got 300 bucks worth of the stuff here and I havent refilled yet but will eventually maybe two or three times. So without insurance maybe $1200 a year...five or take a couple of hundred.....course insurance covers almost all of that.
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Re: How much........survey Imitrex
« Reply #7 on: Oct 18th, 2004, 10:55pm » |
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So then, we have three answers thus far with about $1,200.00 per year being the guesstimate.
Let's see what a few more have to say.
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Re: How much........survey Imitrex
« Reply #8 on: Oct 18th, 2004, 10:58pm » |
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It's 12,000
90 NS a month at 2100.00 a month for six months a year.
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Re: How much........survey Imitrex
« Reply #9 on: Oct 18th, 2004, 11:02pm » |
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Let's see,
2 injections or nasal sprays per day X 37 days of my cycle= 74 doses
$181.00 co-pay for 6 injections and 12 nasal sprays
74 divided by 18= 4.11 X $181.00= $743.91 total
did I do that right?
edited to add that is for every other year
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Re: How much........survey Imitrex
« Reply #10 on: Oct 18th, 2004, 11:12pm » |
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Donna,
You might check with Cat on this topic. We did a survey when we were meeting with NECH on this, called a bunch of people off the board to get numbers. I remember at the luncheon with Glaxo they almost fell out of their chairs when they understood just how much imitrex Cat and I went through.....and that was only two clusterheads. I was using, at the minimum, two full shots a day....seven days a week...month after month. Can't remember exactly, but between the two of us, in a months time, it was an unbelievable amount of money.
There may be more migrainers out there....but they don't use as much.....or spend as much as cluster sufferers.
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Re: How much........survey Imitrex
« Reply #11 on: Oct 18th, 2004, 11:22pm » |
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Forget all about insurance.
Just how much does it cost (whoever pays for it is not important) to supply you with the Imitrex you need per year.
I want to know how much the drug company makes on us.
I got it now Kevin.....$12,000.00 per year, amazing, isn't it?
I wish we could do a real study on this, keeping real figures and come up with a close total. I'll bet everyone would be surprised and we'd have a real weapon to use (money, that is) for getting attention.
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Re: How much........survey Imitrex
« Reply #12 on: Oct 18th, 2004, 11:28pm » |
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on Oct 18th, 2004, 11:22pm, Donna_H wrote:
I wish we could do a real study on this, keeping real figures and come up with a close total. I'll bet everyone would be surprised and we'd have a real weapon to use (money, that is) for getting attention. |
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Donna, I believe that this exact thing (ch prescription drug use) is incorporated into the C.H.A.T.S. program.
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Re: How much........survey Imitrex
« Reply #13 on: Oct 18th, 2004, 11:35pm » |
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Oh. I guess I jumped the gun.
Thanks for telling me Mel.
I'll be looking for the info.
And thanks to you too Roxy. I agree.....I'll bet anybody $5.00 that we do spend more than they do.
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Re: How much........survey Imitrex
« Reply #14 on: Oct 19th, 2004, 4:31am » |
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The retail price here in Stillwater, OK for the 2 shot stat dose kit is $135. The price for the single dose vial is $115.
I use the vials, because of the new math, through the insurance company I can get 10 vials or 4 stat dose kits per month. Got a letter of necessity, so I get 30 vials a month. Even splitting dose, figure at least one vial per day (sometimes more)
365 x $115 = $41,975 per year. This is the price I would pay if I walked into the pharmacy without surance and bought the vials.
According to the last statement I got from the insurance company, 90 vials cost the insurance company about $4700. My copay was $30. If I had to buy those same 90 vials without insurance = $10350
Since the insurance company is only paying $4700 (and you know GSK is still making money at that price) and the retail customer is paying $10350, there is a HELL of a mark up on the drugs.
Is that clear as mud?
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« Reply #15 on: Oct 19th, 2004, 7:09am » |
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I went through one cycle with insurance that would only cover two doses a month and I had to pay out of pocket for the rest. I think I spent around 4 thousand, and it was worth it believe me. I no longer use that provider however 
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Re: How much........survey Imitrex
« Reply #16 on: Oct 19th, 2004, 7:38am » |
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My insurance is paying about $65 per vial.
I get 16 vials per month.
In cycle 4 months this year.
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($65*16*4) == $4160
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Re: How much........survey Imitrex
« Reply #17 on: Oct 19th, 2004, 7:52am » |
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What differance does all this make?
I dont care iff they advertise it for meegrains as long as it is available to Chers and it always has been.
Looking for a peice break. You'll have to wait for the patent to expire.
Just about every CH med available is marketed for other conditions. Whats the point of all this ?
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Re: How much........survey Imitrex
« Reply #18 on: Oct 19th, 2004, 8:14am » |
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I use the nasal spray @ @181.00/box. There are 6 shots and I go through a box every other day in peak cycle upto 2 months. Don't forget there is a taper thing [as far as the frequency and intensity of CH's], too. I would guess 8-10, maybe 12 boxes a cycle.
$181.00
x 8 boxes
$1448.00
My cost is $25.00/box which yields $200.00 out of pocket expense. Pretty cheap in my world.
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Re: How much........survey Imitrex
« Reply #19 on: Oct 19th, 2004, 8:55am » |
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on Oct 19th, 2004, 7:52am, don wrote:| What differance does all this make? |
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It was a pop math quiz Don. Your make up will be, how many hours of baseball have the last three games been?
Answer: What difference does it make, Boston is still in it. 
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Sox fans seem very anxious for when the Yankee patent expires.
Even with the high $ amounts, it's still not enough, lots of oxygen too.
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Re: How much........survey Imitrex
« Reply #20 on: Oct 19th, 2004, 9:05am » |
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Re: How much........survey Imitrex
« Reply #21 on: Oct 19th, 2004, 9:45am » |
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My insurance will only allow me 2 kits per month ans they won't cover me for "headaches". Glaxo Kline fought for me to get the two kits per month.
2 kits per month, my co pay $35 x12 = $420 per year.
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« Reply #22 on: Oct 19th, 2004, 9:52am » |
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54,000 in the last 12 years on all meds, but about 80% of that was for trex, that is MY out of pocket expenditures.
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Re: How much........survey Imitrex
« Reply #23 on: Oct 19th, 2004, 10:27am » |
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I'm authorized for 9 boxes of stat dose per month with a $20 co-pay. That comes to about $12,000 per year total costs. I've been lucky and only used one injection during the last 12 months because of O2 and the fungi.
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Re: How much........survey Imitrex
« Reply #24 on: Oct 19th, 2004, 10:32am » |
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hmm let's see, last year:
$20/month copay for 4 shots x 12 =$240 + 3 x $20 = $60 for extras from the pharmacist (She liked me )
~$300.
This year.... $0
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