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    Dec 21, 2008, 03:14 PM
    Epilepsy medicine
    Is there somewhere my daughter can get help with her epilepsy medication? It's $142.00 a month and she can't afford it.
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    Dec 21, 2008, 03:20 PM
    It all depends on where you live.
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    Dec 22, 2008, 02:38 PM

    Sometimes the company that makes the drug will help. Write them a letter and see.
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    Jul 12, 2009, 04:13 PM

    Yes. It does make a difference where you live. She needs to talk to her neurologist. Some medication manufacturers offer a help program so that you can get your meds free of charge until your medicaid case is approved. Her doctor may even have free samples that she could take until medicaid comes through. They usually have lots of samples. Just ask. I'm on $1200 worth of meds a month and my neurologist helped me for close to a year with free samples. It's very likely her doctor can do the same for her. She needs to take steps immediately to get on medicaid. It can take as much 6 to 9 months. But she has to live in America and able to get on medicaid.
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    Aug 28, 2009, 12:33 PM

    Have you checked to see if her meds are on the list $4 list for Wal-Greens, Walmart, Fred Meyer or any of those other places?
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    Oct 16, 2009, 01:56 AM

    If generic, she might be able to get it filled at one of the places offering $4 scripts. If brand-name, patient assistance programs run by manufacturers may help. Check with doctor before switching from brand-name to a generic.

    If the pharmacy she uses is in the network, Free Drug Card - Discount Drug Card - Prescription Drug Card - Prescription Assistance might lower her cost. I get my Armour Thyroid, 100 pills for the price I was paying for 30. You have to buy in specific minimum quantities to get the discount.

    There is information about patient assistance programs here: Patient Assistance Programs - Prescription Drugs for the Uninsured

    Finally, is she low-income uninsured? Many states have Primary or Physicians Care cards that provide basic care through the Health Department or a doctor that accepts the PC card. It includes a co-pay pharmacy card. You can usually apply at the Health Dept or Social Services. This is a program for those who don't qualify for Medicaid, which many don't.
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    Oct 18, 2009, 02:08 PM

    The patient can't switch from name to generic (or the other way around) without a new prescription from the Physician - the prescription must be filled EXACTLY as written (and that includes generic OR name brand).

    It is not the Pharmacist's choice; it is not the patient's choice.
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    Oct 18, 2009, 03:08 PM
    Thread closed. This is a thread from December 2008 and the OP has never returned.

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