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Blood Cancers & Disorders | Last Active: Nov 10 6:24pm | Replies (414)Comment receiving replies
Talk about sticker shock! My doctor is putting me on Revlimid in2 weeks. Twenty-one pills for $17,000, and 30% of that is my co-pay. Bristol-Myers Squibb offers some relief, but it's limited. Has anyone found other sources for assistance with co-pays like this?
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Yikes! Ridiculous for medication to be so expensive.
I do not know what State you live in, but I would contact my Congressman or State Senator and explain your situation. They should be able to direct you to some agency or pharmaceutical person who can offer you assistance. My husband had prostate cancer. He was prescribed a medication that was not on the list for treatment of this cancer and thus was refused the prescription (it was $500.00 a month). I wrote to the head of Veteran Affairs in Washington DC. He received a phone call that he had an appointment to see a physician at a Veteran Clinic. He was immediately give a prescription and continued to receiver it until the day he died. Hope this helps. Don't need to see Horror Movies, this is living a nightmare. Hope this brings you a Knight in Shining Armor.
Gina 5009
I get my Revlimid prescription filled at Kroger pharmacy in Florida and fed exes to me. The pharmacist (?) there found a foundation to pay for my pills. Please check with your supplier
@tristram I am also on Revlimid, and qualified for Patient Assistance through Bristol Meyers Squibb Patient Assistance Foundation. They pick up my co-pay. I have been on Revlimid for almost 2 years now. It is an annual grant process I go through.
Good luck, and let me know what you find out!
Ginger
We just submitted our 2022 tax returns and we were approved for the Revlimid patience assistance program. Have you tried to apply for assistance.?
We just submitted our 2022 tax returns and we were approved for the Revlimid patient assistance program. Have you tried to apply for assistance? We are on Medicare so there is still some out-of-pocket expense. We haven't figured out how much our actual out-of-pocket will be yet.
We did not qualify for assistance in December when we started treatment and ended up paying more than $7,000 out of pocket until we could get our 2022 tax return to them. It took some effort, but thank goodness we didn't give up on it.
Good luck to you.
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Healthwell Foundation has been helpful for us.