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Fri-13-03-2020, 13:47 PM
(This post was last modified: Fri-13-03-2020, 13:48 PM by Kat. Edited 1 time in total.)
Hi Mary, as for costs in the US.
I've been on three biologics, and the most I've had to pay is $25. The first biologic was Stelara and it was a "buy and bill" type which I still don't understand how it works, but it was no cost to me. The second was Cosentyx which was also no cost (through their program) and the third was Taltz which had either a $5 or $25 co pay through their program. ($5 if approved and $25 if denied, that has to do with your insurance on if approved or not if I understood it correctly.) I wondered how anyone could possibly afford these meds but it seems that each of the manufacturers have their own programs that reduce/cover the expense. Your doctor's office should be able to help you as it depends on which drug you're being prescribed. Sometimes they will use a specialty pharmacy that will call and handle your prescription but they were quite nice getting me set up. So don't lose hope!
Hope this helps a bit. I should add that these programs are not income based, I didn't think we'd qualify for anything as we usually wouldn't so it's worth checking into.
Kat
I've been on three biologics, and the most I've had to pay is $25. The first biologic was Stelara and it was a "buy and bill" type which I still don't understand how it works, but it was no cost to me. The second was Cosentyx which was also no cost (through their program) and the third was Taltz which had either a $5 or $25 co pay through their program. ($5 if approved and $25 if denied, that has to do with your insurance on if approved or not if I understood it correctly.) I wondered how anyone could possibly afford these meds but it seems that each of the manufacturers have their own programs that reduce/cover the expense. Your doctor's office should be able to help you as it depends on which drug you're being prescribed. Sometimes they will use a specialty pharmacy that will call and handle your prescription but they were quite nice getting me set up. So don't lose hope!
Hope this helps a bit. I should add that these programs are not income based, I didn't think we'd qualify for anything as we usually wouldn't so it's worth checking into.
Kat