23-03-2012, 02:29 PM
Thank you EricaB for your reply and welcome.
Since I live in Canada, I suspect that Walmart's prices would not be the same, besides which the nearest Walmart is 30 miles away. I actually pay $20 for a three month supply of Spiro at 50mg/day (in fact split 100mg pills as 50mg are not available) and before that was paying $13+ for 60 25mg pills. My province presently allows a maximum dispensing fee of $9.40 per prescription, plus a small markup on the cost of the drug, but the supermarket pharmacy to which I go must charge less than the maximum fee since I have had small prescriptions filled for less than $9. While brand name drugs may cost less in Canada than the US, the same is not necessarily true of generics, where a cozy system of rebates from generic manufacturers to pharmacies keeps prices up, often to 70% or more of the brand name equivalent. Several provinces including my own are moving to cap generic prices at no more than 40% or even 25% of brand name prices, although dispensing fees will increase. Even so, having no insurance, I hope to see substantial savings later this year.
I have read that Spironolactone causes gynecomastia in about 2.5% of male users, so I may be one of the lucky ones! I suspect that this side effect may be under-reported.
For the record I am intending to post some photos of my progress such as it is in the picture section.
AnnabelP
Since I live in Canada, I suspect that Walmart's prices would not be the same, besides which the nearest Walmart is 30 miles away. I actually pay $20 for a three month supply of Spiro at 50mg/day (in fact split 100mg pills as 50mg are not available) and before that was paying $13+ for 60 25mg pills. My province presently allows a maximum dispensing fee of $9.40 per prescription, plus a small markup on the cost of the drug, but the supermarket pharmacy to which I go must charge less than the maximum fee since I have had small prescriptions filled for less than $9. While brand name drugs may cost less in Canada than the US, the same is not necessarily true of generics, where a cozy system of rebates from generic manufacturers to pharmacies keeps prices up, often to 70% or more of the brand name equivalent. Several provinces including my own are moving to cap generic prices at no more than 40% or even 25% of brand name prices, although dispensing fees will increase. Even so, having no insurance, I hope to see substantial savings later this year.
I have read that Spironolactone causes gynecomastia in about 2.5% of male users, so I may be one of the lucky ones! I suspect that this side effect may be under-reported.
For the record I am intending to post some photos of my progress such as it is in the picture section.
AnnabelP