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I had trouble tapering below 10, finally got to 8 but no lower. Methotrexate allowed me to get fairly easily to 5 but I had a recent flare-up and am up to 6.5, hopefully temporarily. My rheumatologist brought up Kevzara at my last visit. I was concerned about cost, reading that it was $1-2,000 a month. I went on Medicare.gov and looked up what my cost would be. I'm on the cheapest Part D Silver Script plan at $1.60 a month. Kevzara would cost $280 a month and I could apply to the drug company for help with the co-pay. I could handle that ( I know lots of people couldn't) so now I'm less worried. If it gives me good quality of life I am starting to think I can handle the possibility of more severe side effects that what I am on now.

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Are you just on Medicare? I was on drug manufacturer rebates for my RA biologic - Humira at the time and a $1200 drug cost me $10. But I would not have been elegible if I had been on Medicare at the time. Only available to patients on private insurance is what they told me.

The cost of Kevzara is horrendous and the company really should be ashamed of itself for pricing it this high. For me it would have been over a thousand a month for two injections. But there are a number of workarounds. The company does provide help. My insurance provides some help. The specialty pharmacy (accredo) Kevzara comes from helped me look at all the options. Provided nursing support, etc. I pay nothing. Additionally my doctor had a kind and thoughtful workaround with the drug being administered by transfusion in his office once a month If I wasn’t able to work out having injections shipped to my home For a fraction of the amount. It was a bit complicated but it all worked out. Do not let the cost deter you from trying it before looking at the options for covering the costs.