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Forteo vs. Tymlos: Which did you choose?
Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: May 22 9:31am | Replies (585)Comment receiving replies
Thank you for responding. At this point unless a miracle happens, I won't be able to do any injections, I do not have thousands of dollars for a 90 day supply of any of the medications. I did a search to find out cash price for a 90 day supply of Forteo and it is $4395. Yet my insurance was covering $5012 and my copay was still $3900. So total cost was $8912.! Somebody is being ripped off!!! All of the injections are in the thousands even with my insurance covering more than half!!
Anyways thanks for responding!
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There are ways you can get a reduced price either through the manufacturer or your physician requiring the medication and submitting a pre-authorization. You may need to fight for it but ultimately, they usually cover it if it's truly what you need and your doctor will have to support that. Initially, my doctor wouldn't prescribe it due to its expense. I asked her if we took that out of the equation, what the best medication would be for me. Her answer...Forteo. So, I fought for it. I can't remember exactly what I ended up paying for it but it was around $35-40 a month. If your insurance is covering another specialty medication that does not preclude an approval on something else. Don't give up on getting what you need.
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Have you called the manufacturers about patient assistance? I got Tymlos for free through Radius Assist. Forteo also has a program.