hutchibk
04-30-2007, 10:35 AM
Well, I was meant to start Xeloda today and Tykerb next week when it arrives. The pharmacist told me today when I showed up that my co-pay was going to be over $2000 - since this one script had maxed out my prescription benefit for the year on my ins. YIKES! I am fairly naive about a lot of the insurance stuff, so I assumed that chemo was covered as it always had been in the past. Not so for oral chemo, I learned today. Oral chemo is considered prescription and I have a cap on my yearly prescription benefit. (which I know about and is adequate for normal prescription needs).
So - called the cancer clinic and the patient assistance person is now feverishly working on applying me for free prescription assistance. Might take a couple of days to get it all processed. What a surprise and a pain to wake up to, but thank goodness there is a solution. I hope I don't need any other meds the rest of the year through my regular prescription program (i.e. zofran, etc...) or, if I do, I hope I can get samples...
So - called the cancer clinic and the patient assistance person is now feverishly working on applying me for free prescription assistance. Might take a couple of days to get it all processed. What a surprise and a pain to wake up to, but thank goodness there is a solution. I hope I don't need any other meds the rest of the year through my regular prescription program (i.e. zofran, etc...) or, if I do, I hope I can get samples...