Eliquis and AFIB

Thank you very much when I was working and I was privately insured through my company. I did receive that 90 day supply. But I am Medicare. Part D through a advantage plan so I am not eligible for any perks outside of my plan but thank you.

Good question as to why you would have to pay more than $110/month. We went through the medicare.gov site, so perhaps that is a factor, or not. I asked AI why there would be such a gap in cost per month, and two answers came up that might help: one is that location is a huge factor. If we live in a more rural area, and get meds locally, it stated there is a higher cost. The second factor was the chosen pharmacy. We live in a large city, and we chose the mail order option. That gave us Optum Rx as the mail order pharmacy.
I tried going through Medicare.gov just a few minutes ago and got the same pricing structure, if that helps.
It does give me more of a peace of mind going through a pharmacy here in the States. My Husband also gets Multaq, and the high cost of that makes the $110/month more worth it. I never received our last order from the Canadian pharmacy, and was out nearly $1000. They said it was delivered, the post office said it had no record. Kind of hard to fight internationally. So the decision was easier.
I hope this helps.

@marybird
I got my Husband signed up on the coupon plan during the first year of his diagnosis. We were able to get help through both Sanofi and Bristol Meyer Squibb for the two meds: Eliquis and Multaq. He was not on Medicare yet, so he did not qualify for Part D. I felt so grateful for these companies during that time. The meds were a very high cost back then.
Both companies were helpful in that I was navigating new waters and wasn't sure what I was doing, and they were both user friendly in letting me call and speak to someone.
Wonderful suggestion you gave .

@tyl411 When you mentioned that the Canadian pharmacy said it was "delivered" did they say where to?
The usual process is a possibile tracking number from the overseas supplier to a US Customs office where if it's released it's then in the USPS system. So there are several "delivered" points along the way. Even in the USPS system their tracking system leaves a lot to be desired.

@sandw40
I was told at the Canadian end that it was delivered to our home address. I had not purchased the extra tracking feature and was told that there was not any point by point delivery info. I was out of my league in knowing what to do next and accepted it and purchased tracking on the next order.

@tyl411 how much do you pay in the US for your ELIQUIS? Thank you, Peggy.

@tyl411 Depending on where you live in the US the postal service can be great or terrible. My last order of off shore drugs were tracked to the US Customs office near me where after getting a message saying it had left Customs the USPS said no such order existed or was lost. Two days later it arrived in my mailbox.

@peggyle
I am away from my spreadsheet for a few days, but I will get the info on Monday. We get Multaq as well, so it helps justify the $110/per month for the plan. My nerves are better off getting the meds here where I feel I might have some control over getting them to us. My Husband has had some health scares, and I just need to have some reliable assurance in the delivery process.

@tyl411 Thanks! That manufacturer's coupon offers a great savings on Eliquis for those folks that have private insurance drug plans. I'd say that'd be mostly people who aren't yet Medicare age. I know people who are on Medicare Part D or other government-sponsored drug plans aren't eligible for this coupon due to laws passed in Congress years ago that prohibit the government from "bargaining" with pharmaceutical companies for better drug prices. I'd guess it's likely most folks for whom Eliquis is prescribed who would fall into the latter category.

That said, I've heard scuttlebutt that Eliquis prices are or will be dropping. I've spoken to a couple people I know who take it and have either Medicare Advantage or Part D prescription drug plans. They tell me their costs for the drug have dropped recently ( still pretty expensive) and I checked into what I'd pay for Eliquis using my BC/BS drug plan without the manufacturer's coupon. I noticed that my current copay for a 1 month supply had dropped from around $125.00 to around $85. So I'm hoping that will be the case for everyone who pays those out of pocket costs for the drug. I'm also figuring ( fingers crossed) that the pharmaceutical companies hoping to produce and sell the generic equivalent of Eliquis in the United States at some point will finally make their way through the maze of lawsuits out there and finally be able to produce a generic apixaban at a reasonable price in the US!

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