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Where do you buy 7% saline for neb?
MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Nov 28, 2021 | Replies (17)Comment receiving replies
@thumperguy, @rits, @marlin I'm on Medicare, but have Kaiser and my pulmonary doctor prescribed me my saline at 3-month supply so I only pay my co-pay of $5. She prescribed this for me after finding out I was making my own salline! I think she approved it since it saves the system more money by keeping me out of the hospital and off antibiotics.
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I am also with Kaiser in Northern California and my doctor prescribes a 10% saline solution which Kaiser pays for. Is anyone part of the northern California Kaiser system? I am looking for a pulmonologist who is willing to collaborate with National Jewish health doctors.
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I'm glad your doc was willing. When my first pulmonologist (who had never changed his treatment protocol since he first heard of the Big 3) was unwilling, I showed the info to my primary, and she prescribed it "as a trial." My copay under Medicare with a Blue Cross supplement is $10 for 3 months through Walgreens. When my Texas Walgreens claimed they couldn't get it, the pharmacist in MN sent them the right numbers for ordering it because he said it was "silly" to ship something they could provide locally.
Sue