I checked with my insurance company and my pharmacy. The pharmacist confirmed my copay with insurance is $242.00. She said they charge $12.00 for generic Abilify without insurance. I’m planning on asking my pdoc to switch me from Zyprexa to Abilify. The pharmacist assured me I would not have to pay more than $12.00.
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I would definitely try for the $12 medicine. I only take inexpensive meds so I can afford them. Good luck!
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Do you live in the united states? If you do theres a program called Good RX and you can look up coupon codes and prices at different pharmacies before you go. It’s really helpful. Cuts the cost of my Geodon down from $400 to $40 out of pocket without insurance
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Typically, health insurance in the usa does not really help with generic drugs. The copays are usually well above the wholesale price of the generic drugs. (The insurance does help a lot with non-generics.)
As mentioned, GoodRx and other programs, provide a price closer to wholesale. A person can use a coupon or just submit a card to obtain the price. The patient can research prices at each drugstore at GoodRx.com .
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I always try to get generic because its the same med just with a different brand and look. Its the same chemical, why pay more? I pay 7-18$ for my meds. Risperdal is cheapest, 7-10$ and Latuda was 18$. Latuda is not generic but here in Canada the government pays 75-80% of meds price.
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I used to buy all the expensive aps, they were pushed to me by stupid pdocs.
Now i take a cheap med :Haldol and clozapine
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