Hi April,

I've been on Tagrisso for almost three years. Each daily pill costs $512 with insurance, or about $15,000/month. All of these new medicines cost around the same.

My Oncologist has a Social Worker who is highly skilled in working with the manufacturer, AstraZeneca in my case, to arrange a lower cost. We had to pay $2,000 one month, but have not paid anything other than that. I recommend checking with your Oncologist to see if they have a similar person in their office. Oncologists know the average person can't afford these drugs.

I hope everything works out for you.

Hi April (@aprilradek), These long strings of responses can get confusing with multiple conversations happening at once. In case it's helpful, you can see all of your posts by clicking the person icon in the upper right of the page (Profile and Settings) and My Profile. Then on the left, select Comments. You'll see all of your posted comments there.
"Cure" is great, it sounds like you are in good hands.
Like Matthew said, thankfully there are co-pay assistance programs through most of the manufacturers. Genetech makes Alesensa. You'll get the medication through a 'specialty' mail-order pharmacy, your local CVS won't carry it. Your oncologist office or the pharmacy can work with Genetech for copay assistance (https://www.genentech-access.com/patient.html). I completed the application, was given a patient number, and was able to share that with my pharmacy in order to reduce the copay amount. Your health insurance coverage is likely different, but I pay $5 in January, and don't pay anything else for meds all year. It's literally a lifesaver and bank-account-saver.