Psycho-Babble Medication Thread 538982

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Provigil Pricing

Posted by stan on August 8, 2005, at 0:39:21

i'm in the USA and am paying cash for a provigil 200 mg prescription. most of the walk-in pharmacies in this area sell it for about $8 per pill and the big-name online pharmacies (drugstore.com, e.g.) offer it for roughly $6 a pill. does anyone have some suggestions on where to turn online for a better deal? i'd also like to know if any of you belong to those rx membership clubs which offer big discounts on prescriptions in return for paying a monthly or yearly fee -- if you belong to a good one, please let me know about their website or other contact info -- thanks,

stan

 

Re: Provigil Pricing » stan

Posted by Iansf on August 8, 2005, at 0:52:07

In reply to Provigil Pricing, posted by stan on August 8, 2005, at 0:39:21

> i'm in the USA and am paying cash for a provigil 200 mg prescription. most of the walk-in pharmacies in this area sell it for about $8 per pill and the big-name online pharmacies (drugstore.com, e.g.) offer it for roughly $6 a pill. does anyone have some suggestions on where to turn online for a better deal? i'd also like to know if any of you belong to those rx membership clubs which offer big discounts on prescriptions in return for paying a monthly or yearly fee -- if you belong to a good one, please let me know about their website or other contact info -- thanks,
>
> stan

If you haven't checked already, I'd suggest calling Costco and asking them for their pricing. Though it's not always the case, in general Costco tends to be significantly cheaper than Walgreens, RiteAid, etc.

 

Re: Provigil Pricing

Posted by alohashirt on August 9, 2005, at 23:50:30

In reply to Provigil Pricing, posted by stan on August 8, 2005, at 0:39:21

> i'm in the USA and am paying cash for a provigil 200 mg prescription. most of the walk-in pharmacies in this area sell it for about $8 per pill and the big-name online pharmacies (drugstore.com, e.g.) offer it for roughly $6 a pill. does anyone have some suggestions on where to turn online for a better deal? i'd also like to know if any of you belong to those rx membership clubs which offer big discounts on prescriptions in return for paying a monthly or yearly fee -- if you belong to a good one, please let me know about their website or other contact info -- thanks,
>
> stan

Provigil is ridiculously expensive. Adrafanil, which is a precursor, is about one tenth the price. I think the brand name is Olmifon

 

Re: Provigil Pricing

Posted by Bill LL on August 10, 2005, at 10:43:09

In reply to Provigil Pricing, posted by stan on August 8, 2005, at 0:39:21

I have Blue Cross/ Blue Shield and the price that they negotiate is $7 per pill. So it sounds to me that $6 is pretty good in comparison.

If you pay full price, my own experience is that Target and Costco have lower prices for drugs in general, and Rite Aid is very expensive.

If your income is below a certain amount, you can get Provigil and other drugs for free, or atleast lower prices. It's generally not hard to do that. You would print out a form and give it to your doctor who then sends it to the drug company.

> i'm in the USA and am paying cash for a provigil 200 mg prescription. most of the walk-in pharmacies in this area sell it for about $8 per pill and the big-name online pharmacies (drugstore.com, e.g.) offer it for roughly $6 a pill. does anyone have some suggestions on where to turn online for a better deal? i'd also like to know if any of you belong to those rx membership clubs which offer big discounts on prescriptions in return for paying a monthly or yearly fee -- if you belong to a good one, please let me know about their website or other contact info -- thanks,
>
> stan

 

Re: Provigil Pricing

Posted by stan on August 12, 2005, at 0:45:59

In reply to Re: Provigil Pricing, posted by Bill LL on August 10, 2005, at 10:43:09

hey thanks for the replies -- i've heard adrafanil discussed here in the past but since it's not fda-approved, i'd imagine it would be hard to get hold of in the US and we're probably not supposed to discuss those types of situations here anyway. i checked into the patient assistance program sponsored by provigil's maufacturer but they disqualify anyone with insurance coverage for meds, no matter how limited it may be (mine doesn't offer benefits for this drug, for example). it looks like the canadian version of provigil is cheaper and worth investigating, so that may be my next move.....in fact i think i'll go start a thread about canadian pharmacies....

stan

 

Re: Provigil Pricing

Posted by alohashirt on August 12, 2005, at 22:57:30

In reply to Re: Provigil Pricing, posted by stan on August 12, 2005, at 0:45:59

ADrafinil is discussed in another thread


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