← Return to Kevzara and Prednisone Tapering before and during Kevzara

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@richardab

I am starting Kevzara. I’ve been as high as 30 mg Prednisone when it first flared. I’m now at 5 and having major issues going lower. My rheumy prescribed twice monthly Kevzara injections. At the beginning of June, I will alternate between 4 and 5 mg Prednisone for a month, go to 4 for a month, then 4 and 3, etc. to see how low I can go. I’m on Medicare. They pay 80% of the costs of an injectable. Even the 20% which is my responsibility will be $1200 per month. I checked Kevzara’s co-pay program but those on Medicare/gov’t insurances do not quality. My Medicare Advantage plan does, however, offer a prescription payment plan for “catastrphic” drugs to even out the cost. Also, Medicare changed its requirements this year, one is responsible for a maximum of $2000 out-of-pocket for drug costs, which will also help.

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Does kevzara really help? I’m on Actemra off label for over a yr , but it hasn’t replaced prednisone.