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Thank you. Nuplazid is not available through a regular pharmacy, only a specialty pharmacy. The neurologist needs to go through Acadia the manufacturer. Then prescribe though the specialty pharmacy & send it for insurance approval. Acadia provides free samples until the prescription comes through at the specialty pharmacy. We've had dosage issues in that the Dr. wanted him to ratchet up from 10mg / day to 34mg / day. There has been much confusion BTW the Dr., Acadia & CVS. We are now ending our 2 sets of 14 day sample of the 10mg. Only a one month supply can be sent at a time. Lots of faxes back & forth btw Dr. & Acadia. Still no prescription, but Acadia will provide another 28 supply --- now it will be the 34mg. They told me that last week but DIDN'T tell me the Dr. needed to fill out yet another form, until 3 days ago! Our current supply runs out tomorrow! So spent much of the day on phone / via email btw the two. With me laid up in bed with a foot fracture since last Sat. It's a bit of a mess. So there we are. I will update when we see how he does on the Nuplazid -- takes 6-8 weeks for it to be fully effective. Right now I would say he's retrograded, but that might be from the stress of my broken foot. Much activity around here, health aide, my sister's here for a few days, daughter to come sometime next week, son & his family in & out. Very stressful for my husband. Thanks for listening to my venting.
Thanks. I've already spoken with the manufacturer & our insurance provider. I was looking for the experience of some users.
And, yes refers to Loved One.
Again, thanks for the response.