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Lobster

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More Imitrex Math
Aug 18^th, 2011 at 8:41am

I tend to dig for ways to make the cost of Imitrex injections as close to zero as possible.
For this entire episode I have been successfully aborting using a form of bulk sumatriptan (in the form of Suminat Nasal) cut with saline, at a cost of about $0.50 per abort / $1.00 per vial.

Cost is always a factor for us. I have aborted with Imitrex 57 times since 6/29. At $80 a vial / $40 a dose I would be down over $2k right now.

So... mildly related to all that... I requested a price on bulk sumatriptan succinate from an offshore chemical house.

The good news is the price would work out to a hair under 1 cent per vial. The bad news is the quote was for 100kgs, enough for 16,000,000 vials Shocked

, at $150,000.

Start passing the hat. Grin

Rock beats Scissors.

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wimsey1 CH.com Alumnus Offline I Love CH.com! Posts: 2457 MA Gender:	Re: More Imitrex Math Reply #1 - Aug 18^th, 2011 at 8:47am No problem, got it covered.
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NotH20 CH.com Hall of Famer Offline Posts: 799 x0\|Atlanta\|\|usa\|421\|220\|GA,Georgia Gender:	Re: More Imitrex Math Reply #2 - Aug 19^th, 2011 at 8:47am One thing I do is ask my neuro to give me a Rx for THREE with refills. The pharmacy runs it through the insurance and I get three boxes of shots for the same copay instead of just one box. The little things sure help when we are forking out LOTS of money on medication. Mia
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LasVegas CH.com Sponsor Offline Episodic CH since 11 yrs old, now 50. Posts: 2020 north of the 60th parallel Gender:	Re: More Imitrex Math Reply #3 - Aug 21^st, 2011 at 6:59pm How much does Imitrex inj typically cost, without insurance?
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JustNotRight CH.com Sponsor Offline CH version 15.0.8 member since 2005 aka GingerS224 Posts: 1300 Wilkes-Barre, Pa (USA) Gender:	Re: More Imitrex Math Reply #4 - Aug 21^st, 2011 at 7:53pm The last time I checked it was $210.00 for the two pack shot kit and that was a few years ago. If you are talking the Sumavel dose air injectors last time I took note it was aprox. $135.00 per single dose of 6mg.
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Mike NZ CH.com Hall of Famer Offline Oxygen rocks! D3 too! Posts: 3785 Auckland, New Zealand Gender:	Re: More Imitrex Math Reply #5 - Aug 22^nd, 2011 at 12:57am And in New Zealand, NZ$3 for a prescription (about US$2.60). There are sometimes benefits to our health system.
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Reply #6 - Sep 6^th, 2011 at 9:37pm

Lobster wrote on Aug 18^th, 2011 at 8:41am:

For this entire episode I have been successfully aborting using a form of bulk sumatriptan (in the form of Suminat Nasal) cut with saline, at a cost of about $0.50 per abort / $1.00 per vial.

WOW.

CH according to Bejeeber:

Strictly relying on doctors for CH treatment is often a prescription that will keep you in a whole lot of PAIN. Doctors are WAY behind in many respects, and they are usually completely unaware of the benefits of high flow 100% O2.

There are lots of effective treatments documented at this site. Take matters into your own hands, learn as much as you can here and at clusterbusters.com, put it into practice, then tell this CH beast Jeebs said hello right before you bash him so hard with a swift uppercut knockout punch that his stupid horns go flinging right off.

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Lobster

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Reply #7 - Sep 6^th, 2011 at 9:50pm

bejeeber wrote on Sep 6^th, 2011 at 9:37pm:

Lobster wrote on Aug 18^th, 2011 at 8:41am:

For this entire episode I have been successfully aborting using a form of bulk sumatriptan (in the form of Suminat Nasal) cut with saline, at a cost of about $0.50 per abort / $1.00 per vial.

WOW.

I am exactly 121 injections into this cycle, with the latter 110 or so of them being this solution.
That works out to about $5k saved.
I have it down to a science now.

Unlimited injections. Really takes a load off my mind.

Rock beats Scissors.

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