Good News for Charlie's Meds
Rx Outreach is a patient assistance program that provides medicines to help treat ongoing health problems like bipolar disorder. Rx Outreach is associated with Express Scripts. We found out about them through Charlie's psychiatrist.
They offer over 110 medications. It costs $20 or $30 for a 90-day supply. There are some income limits but they seem fairly generous. The program is available to individuals and families with incomes of up to 250 of the federal poverty level. For a family of four this is about $50,000 per year.
All great news except there are only two of Charlie's meds on the list. And some changes will have to be made. The Trazodone comes in 150mg tablets so that means he'll take two pills instead of three at bedtime (last month before he fell into the Donut Hole he was taking one 300mg tablet at bedtime...but then we had to scramble... following the bouncing ball...). Equetro is not on the list but Carbamazepine (Tegretol) is. We had to listen to the doctor tell us there are increased risks of certain rare side effects with Tegretol. One of the funkiest... Charlie's skin just might fall off. The Trazodone will cost $20 for a 90-day supply and the Tegretol is also $20.
Other meds on the Rx Outreach list that might be of interest to someone with bipolar disorder or depression: Buspirone (BuSpar), Citalopram (Celexa), Fluoxetine (Prozac), Gabapentin (Neurontin), Lithium Carbonate, Mirtazapine (Remeron), and Paroxentine (Paxil). They also have some controlled substances: Alprazolam (Xanax), Clonazepam (Klonopin), Diazepam (Valium), Lorazepam (Ativan), and Temazepam (Restoril).
You'll also note that while Charlie is on Klonopin, which is on this list, we can find it for $6.06 a month locally so we'll stick with Walgreens for that one. Now I just have to find a good price place for Venlafaxine (Effexor) and Mirapex. It's like shopping the weekly sale papers for the best price on groceries. (Kathryn)
They offer over 110 medications. It costs $20 or $30 for a 90-day supply. There are some income limits but they seem fairly generous. The program is available to individuals and families with incomes of up to 250 of the federal poverty level. For a family of four this is about $50,000 per year.
All great news except there are only two of Charlie's meds on the list. And some changes will have to be made. The Trazodone comes in 150mg tablets so that means he'll take two pills instead of three at bedtime (last month before he fell into the Donut Hole he was taking one 300mg tablet at bedtime...but then we had to scramble... following the bouncing ball...). Equetro is not on the list but Carbamazepine (Tegretol) is. We had to listen to the doctor tell us there are increased risks of certain rare side effects with Tegretol. One of the funkiest... Charlie's skin just might fall off. The Trazodone will cost $20 for a 90-day supply and the Tegretol is also $20.
Other meds on the Rx Outreach list that might be of interest to someone with bipolar disorder or depression: Buspirone (BuSpar), Citalopram (Celexa), Fluoxetine (Prozac), Gabapentin (Neurontin), Lithium Carbonate, Mirtazapine (Remeron), and Paroxentine (Paxil). They also have some controlled substances: Alprazolam (Xanax), Clonazepam (Klonopin), Diazepam (Valium), Lorazepam (Ativan), and Temazepam (Restoril).
You'll also note that while Charlie is on Klonopin, which is on this list, we can find it for $6.06 a month locally so we'll stick with Walgreens for that one. Now I just have to find a good price place for Venlafaxine (Effexor) and Mirapex. It's like shopping the weekly sale papers for the best price on groceries. (Kathryn)
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