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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Diabetes / March 2006What is average cost of Metformin
I am curious to find out what people are paying for Metformin. My bottle says Metformin 500mg Tab Sandoz Qty 120. I got mine filled at the local wal-mart and it cost me $24.00, that is my copay for the prescription. I have seen in some posts that some people are paying around $8.00 to $10.00. Just wondering if I am overpaying or are there other discounts people are getting thru Medicaid or Medicare. My insurance is thru my employer and the provider is Cigna and it is Open Access Plus. My med card says Rx $10/20/35/50. My next thing is to check Cigna's website and see what they are showing the dollar amounts stand for. Is purchasing meds and supplies online cheaper and is it safe to do so? Thanks in advance.  SignatureJim diag 01/23/06, H1ac 8.91, 2x500mg Metformin 2x daily, BG 14 day average 129, highest to date BG 308 - Lowest 75 >I am curious to find out what people are paying for Metformin. My bottle >says Metformin 500mg Tab Sandoz Qty 120. I got mine filled at the local [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >Is purchasing meds and supplies online cheaper and is it safe to do so? >Thanks in advance. My last bottle of very nice smelling pills (500mg) cost $15.00 at Eckerds. I guess maybe I have better insurance than I thought! Will, T2 check the prices online at www.costco.com you do NOT have to be a member of Costco to use their pharmacy - either on line or in the store itself. I don't have prescription insurance.. "3 month" supply of Metformin 1000 mg PLUS a "3 month supply" of my blood pressure medication, Lisinopril, was less than $30.00 (note this is the TOTAL for the 2 meds)! Sam's Club has the same policy for their pharmacy... you do not have to be a member. My husband found that Sam's club was a little cheaper than Costco for his thyroid medication. Jackie :I am curious to find out what people are paying for Metformin. My bottle : says Metformin 500mg Tab Sandoz Qty 120. I got mine filled at the local [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] : Is purchasing meds and supplies online cheaper and is it safe to do so? : Thanks in advance. > check the prices online at www.costco.com > you do NOT have to be a member of Costco to use their pharmacy - either on > line or in the store itself. > I don't have prescription insurance.. "3 month" supply of Metformin 1000 > mg PLUS a "3 month supply" of my blood pressure medication, Lisinopril, was > less than $30.00 (note this is the TOTAL for the 2 meds)! Wow!!!! That's a bunch less than I am paying with my obscenely overpriced health insurance that supposedly covers prescriptions. --Jenny http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes Diabetes Info http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org/newlydiagnosed.htm Get Your Blood Sugar Under Control > I am curious to find out what people are paying for Metformin. My bottle > says Metformin 500mg Tab Sandoz Qty 120. I got mine filled at the local [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Is purchasing meds and supplies online cheaper and is it safe to do so? > Thanks in advance. I pay around $2 for a 30 day supply, but comparing cost vs. price makes no sense because many of us have a different prescription plan and some people do not have any prescription plan at all. Do you have a prescription deductible? You may have to reach your deductible before the discount kicks in. Jennifer > I am curious to find out what people are paying for Metformin. My bottle > says Metformin 500mg Tab Sandoz Qty 120. I got mine filled at the local [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Is purchasing meds and supplies online cheaper and is it safe to do so? > Thanks in advance. : I am curious to find out what people are paying for Metformin. My bottle : says Metformin 500mg Tab Sandoz Qty 120. I got mine filled at the local [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] : $10/20/35/50. My next thing is to check Cigna's website and see what they : are showing the dollar amounts stand for. : Is purchasing meds and supplies online cheaper and is it safe to do so? : Thanks in advance. : Jim : diag 01/23/06, H1ac 8.91, 2x500mg Metformin 2x daily, BG 14 day average 129, : highest to date BG 308 - Lowest 75 I just received my first shipment of Metformin 500mgs 360 pill (a three month amount) for a copay of $35 and change. this represents 25% of teh 140 adn change cost of the drug at Express Scripts mail order that my plan uses. Under my old plan, which is still in effect for those under 65, the copay for any diabetes med was $5.00 for a two month supply. Well, you win some and you loose some. We now pay about $100 a month less per person fo rthe coverage. Some of my meds which cost me a $40 copy for the two months under the old plan are now something over $40, but for the three months. Wendy : I just received my first shipment of Metformin 500mgs 360 pill (a three : month amount) for a copay of $35 and change. this represents 25% of teh : 140 adn change cost of the drug at Express Scripts mail order that my plan : uses. : Under my old plan, which is still in effect for those under 65, the copay : for any diabetes med was $5.00 for a two month supply. Well, you win some : and you loose some. We now pay about $100 a month less per person fo rthe : coverage. Some of my meds which cost me a $40 copy for the two months : under the old plan are now something over $40, but for the three months. : Wendy I forgot to add that I take the extended release. I imagine that makes it a bit pricier. Wendy I just checked www.costco.com 's pharmacy price list. Metformin generic 500 mg. tabs sell at 100 tabs for $13.39. Their 1000 mg. tabs sell for 18.99 for 100 tabs. You could cut them in half. I've checked my drug info and there's no prohibition against cutting Metformin. You can order online with an Rx. Here's the link: http://www.costco.com/Pharmacy/frameset.asp?trg=HCFrame.asp&hcban=Banner.asp&hct ar=DrugInfo.asp&log=&rxbox=&fromscript=1&qf=&srch=metformin&Drug=METFORMIN&Artic le=METFORMIN 18.99 (3 months of Metformin 1000 mg) is the also amount I paid AT the Costco store.. You can renew your prescription on line and have it mailed to you. Free shipping if you plan ahead. Shipping Method Processing & Time to Delivery Cost Standard USPS 6-11 days FREE 2 day shipping 3-6 days $10.95 flat fee Next Day shipping 2-5 days $13.95 flat fee :I just checked www.costco.com 's pharmacy price list. : [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] : : Here's the link: http://www.costco.com/Pharmacy/frameset.asp?trg=HCFrame.asp&hcban=Banner.asp&hct ar=DrugInfo.asp&log=&rxbox=&fromscript=1&qf=&srch=metformin&Drug=METFORMIN&Artic le=METFORMIN > I am curious to find out what people are paying for Metformin. My bottle > says Metformin 500mg Tab Sandoz Qty 120. I got mine filled at the local [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Is purchasing meds and supplies online cheaper and is it safe to do so? > Thanks in advance. If you are using your insurance, then wouldn't your copay always be the same? Or is it a percentage? Mine is structured so that there is a $1,000 catastrophic cap for all medical, including meds. Once I've paid $1,000 out of pocket for the year, the rest is free. Until then, I pay $9.00 for a 30 day supply, no matter the med. SignatureSee my webpage: http://mysite.verizon.net/juliebove/index.htm I imagine everyone has different co pays from their insurance company. For my diabetic drugs, I get a three months supply for 5.00 but then there are some I pay ten for, others 30 and one 70. these are for three month supplies. Loretta -- In tribute to the United States of America and the State of Israel, two bastions of strength in a world filled with strife and terrorism. I pay three dollars for a bottle of Metformin ER. If you have a Fry's Grocery Store close by you might be able to get it cheaper. Before the Pharmacist saw how much my co-Pay would be he told me he could give me a special price of $11.00...it's some kind of policy the store has...I didn't ask to many questions because once I found out my co-pay was $3.00 it wasn't important. >I am curious to find out what people are paying for Metformin. My bottle >says Metformin 500mg Tab Sandoz Qty 120. I got mine filled at the local [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Is purchasing meds and supplies online cheaper and is it safe to do so? > Thanks in advance. |
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