Byetta and Mail Order Pharmacies
Does anyone else have trouble getting their mail order pharmacy to ship
Byetta in a timely manner, or am I just cursed with an evil company?
Our insurance allows (encourages) us to use a mail order pharmacy in
order to save money (we get three months worth of drugs for the price of
two), but I have noticed that certain drugs seem to take awfully long to
come. Things like insulin, high blood pressure meds, etc, come promptly,
but byetta and anything that wouldn’t keep a person alive takes it’s own
sweet time. It’s like they say to themselves, "Oh, they don’t need that
to survive, so let’s drag it out until they’ve called six times to
complain."
Terry Lawler Early
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October 5th, 2003 at 3:41 am
"reallly_niceee_guyyy" <gary@…> wrote:
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My evil pharmacy is called MedCo. My copay for byetta is $130.00.
When I say they hold it, I mean for as long as six weeks. Long enough
to generate a lot of phone calls from me.
Terry
October 5th, 2003 at 10:42 am
Interesting. I am a retired State of Alaska employee and Aetna administers our
remote pharmacy program. The turn around is extremely rapid - perhaps 10 days
and the shipping is free, including special handling for refrigerated products.
The price is also unbeatable - free. That means I am very resistant to filling
prescriptions locally, although my co-pay is peanuts compared to that my kids
pay.
Instead of complaining to the pharmacy, I’d complain to the insurance comission
in your state if the insurance company is not a HMO or self-insurance by the
company, in which case ERISA governs.
Marsha
October 5th, 2003 at 6:27 pm
I was leaving on a trip and needed byetta before I left. I had a heck of
a time getting it retail. Osco didn’t carry the drug, they found one
store had a pen and I had to drive like 50 miles to get it!! My mail
order was great, they had a voice recorder that called me and asked me to
pick which day I wanted it delivered because of them packing it in ice
and it was there that day. I live in Arizona, I wonder what I will do
during the summer months when I need to order it. They will leave it
without you being home.
Jeanna
Does anyone else have trouble getting their mail order pharmacy to
ship
Byetta in a timely manner, or am I just cursed with an evil company?
Our insurance allows (encourages) us to use a mail order pharmacy in
order to save money (we get three months worth of drugs for the price
of
two), but I have noticed that certain drugs seem to take awfully long
to
come. Things like insulin, high blood pressure meds, etc, come
promptly,
but byetta and anything that wouldn’t keep a person alive takes it’s
own
sweet time. It’s like they say to themselves, "Oh, they don’t need
that
to survive, so let’s drag it out until they’ve called six times to
complain."
Terry Lawler Early
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"If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten
that we belong to each other."
~ Mother
Teresa
.
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it.
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October 5th, 2003 at 10:45 pm
Terry, I use Medco and like I said I’ve only had to order it once so far
but, they shipped it immediately. I work for a very large company and
bennies are good. I pay $36.00 for a 90 day supply. Retail that same 90
days would cost me $86.00 and change.
Jeanna
"reallly_niceee_guyyy" <gary@…> wrote:
>
My evil pharmacy is called MedCo. My copay for byetta is $130.00.
When I say they hold it, I mean for as long as six weeks. Long
enough
to generate a lot of phone calls from me.
Terry
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October 6th, 2003 at 1:24 pm
I also use Medco and have never had a problem. I am not taking Byetta anymore,
but when I was it would take a day or two to process my refill and then they
would overnight it to me. It never took more than a week from start to finish.
October 7th, 2003 at 12:09 am
I was concerned about this, too, and asked my manager at work if it would be a
problem to have my refrigerated scrips sent to the store instead, because I knew
for a fact that someone would be there and it would go indoors. It will
probably not be an issue as getting Byetta through the mail only saves me $20
over 3 months, and that is not enough for me to worry about it.
Trish
October 8th, 2003 at 12:20 pm
Hi, Terry. I use Express-Scripts and they are great. My byetta is
shipped within days, overnight, with ice.
October 9th, 2003 at 12:41 am
Well, called the MD’s office (actually, he’s a D.O.) and the bad news was - that
while there is a little improvement, there is not enough to consider Avandaryl a
success by any means. My BG was up over 200 this morning. I told him that a
medication that worked primarily from the time I took it in the morning before
breakfast until about 8 p.m. was not going to cut it for me since I have a
profound dawn effect. I suppose now he will double the dose, but he will say I
can’t take it at night to cover the night. My prediction is that it will
provide only marginally better control.
Left a message that I want the option of at least trying byetta.
I wish I were not so extremely metformin intolerant.
By the way, I found an intriguing new recipe last night. I experienced a
problem with the whipping cream not foaming to fold into a no-bake low carb
cheesecake. With the guest on the way I was desperate, used a package of sugar
free chocolate pudding and got very thick pudding. Folded it in with my already
very thick cream cheese and chocolate and it was like the world’s thickest
cheesecake. Very hard to spread in the pan. Sort of had to pummel in flat.
The neighbor kids and grandkids went gaga for it but no one can eat more than
maybe 2 ounces of the stuff it is so thick and rich. Our dinner guest thinks we
should open a restaurant since in one night she experienced artichoke soup, a
salad made of baby field greens and thin marinated slices of low-carb veggies, a
fusion stirfry (Indian/Japanese) and then the world’s richest chocolate
cheesecake - followed by Atkins Chocolate Milk cappucchinos.
Now, if our cooking could only do for my blood sugar what it does for my guest’s
delight.
Mildly grumpy Marsha
October 10th, 2003 at 4:03 am
Well, if we both have Medco and your co-pay is $36.00 for 90 days and
mine is $130.00, then I suppose the difference is in the negotiating
with the insurance company. Maybe. I have to look into how that
works. Apparently all things are not equal with the pharmacy. Maybe
it’s not the insurance company but the company that employs my husband
that negotiated the price…? Hum… Something to think about.
Terry
October 10th, 2003 at 8:21 am
Then I wonder what our problem has been. we have had Medco for about
six months now, and with both the initial prescriptions and the
refills it has necessitated multiple phone calls. My husband has
started keeping track of his and he has been on the phone with them 8
times in the last three weeks about one of his prescriptions. Today
I got an automated call that said, "The shipment we sent on March 17
did not go by overnight mail as requested. You will receive it
within ten days."
Ironically, the reason he needed it fast is because he is leaving the
country for several months. Before ten days are up he will be on his
way to Siberia.
Terry
October 10th, 2003 at 4:57 pm
That’s how we feel too. Our meds are the major cost. Unfortunately,
the two principals in my husband’s company have small kids and I think
for them the cost of doctor visits is higher, since our office visit
copays are only 10 bucks.
Terry
October 10th, 2003 at 7:41 pm
This is interesting, Andrew. I wonder if there is any chemical difference
between fortamet and generic metformin. Thanks for telling me.
Marsha
October 11th, 2003 at 7:43 am
That’s what I’m thinking Terry it’s what each of us has on your "plan"
for what they cover. Not all insurances are created equal…..
Jeanna
Well, if we both have Medco and your co-pay is $36.00 for 90 days and
mine is $130.00, then I suppose the difference is in the negotiating
with the insurance company. Maybe. I have to look into how that
works. Apparently all things are not equal with the pharmacy. Maybe
it’s not the insurance company but the company that employs my
husband
that negotiated the price…? Hum… Something to think about.
Terry
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