Posted on 12/05/2025 6:13:15 AM PST by Pontiac
My wife went in to AFIB Tuesday morning for the first time. She went to the ER and was later moved to Intensive Care.
To make a long story short she has been put on a Butt Ton of drugs, one of which is Eliquis.
This drug should have been on the Generic Market years ago but for some reason is not.
The lowest price near us that I can find is about $550 for a 30 day supply.
This is forcing me to consider getting it from Canada by mail.
Looking briefly I see some pharmacies in Canada offering it for $60 for a 180 day supply.
I am seeking guidance from anyone with personal experience buying drugs from Canada and a suggested reliable pharmacy.
Looking briefly I see some pharmacies in Canada offering SOMETHING for $60 for a 180 day supply.
That cheap & it may be cut with some other substance. Caveat emptor
Canada works fine. Just get a paper prescription and scan it to upload to them.
I get mine also from Pharmstore.com in Canada much cheaper.
I got the Copay card thanks.
How long does the card good for?
Aspirin won’t do. I took that for years before treatment for Afib. As incidents got worse (leading up to operation) my cardiologist put me on Eliquis.
Horribly expensive. He assured me they were working on alternative and/or generic. Luckily, I am no longer on it.
Might the older options work for some? Like Warfarin? I was not put on that ‘cause of side effects.
Regardless, make certain of .......... supplier. If the non-Eliquis alternative does not work you could just drop over dead with no warning. This is not like statins.
Just curious, what do you consider to be a reasonable price for a life-saving drug?
Thanks for this thread.
Between 2008 and 2020 I purchased any expensive prescriptions for my wife and myself from overseas. For what it’s worth the best prices and service came from a pharmacy in New Zealand.
You left out switching to Linux.
I had been taking Eliquis for AFIB for several years, and a couple months ago my right hand suddenly went numb for about 10 minutes. Went to the ER, did a CT scan and found that there had been some bleeding in the brain, which they said was most likely caused by the blood thinning from eliquis.
So the neurologist said I should stop taking it. I was also on one baby aspirin a day and he said that was OK. My cardiologist was still worried about potential clotting that eliquis was supposed to prevent, so he recommended the Watchman procedure provided my heart could handle that.
I also have a pacemaker that monitors afib and vbib. And I get a report every month that shows when they happen and how long they last. In my case afibs happen two or three times a months and only last for a minute or two. And apparently unless they are of much longer durations, like an hour, they’re not a problem. Haven’t had any vbibs which are much more dangerous, even in short durations.
Well, my pacemaker is set up to send an alarm if that happens, so we decided that would be enough of a precaution, so we passed on the Watchman and I’m also off Eliquis - and just monitoring things.
I used Northwest Pharmacy out of Vancouver, Canada. They are very professional and legit. They require a valid prescription from your doctor. Have your doctor write it and you can fax it to them in Canada.
Eliquis 56 5mg pills $180 dollars.
Look at Vazalore (liquid aspirin in a capsule). I had to take large doses of aspirin when my covid vaccine micro clots was diagnosed. I was able to cut back to low dose but still had aspirin problems. I tried Vazalore for awhile but that just moved the problem to the lower tract. Gave my stomach time to heal though.
I found a study that showed low dose aspirin every third day worked. It has worked for me but I have normally thin blood.
Reading all the comments here, looks like alot of freepers like the socialized medicine of Canada... and Germany too! 😁
I think a reasonable Freeper would get the American health care system is completely corrupt.
That’s why they like Canada’s socialized medicine better. A bit hypocritical, but hey, when you’re talking money you can’t be a purist!
If the manufacture of Eliquis was at least fair in their pricing I would be more than happy to pay fair price.
However Eliquis used some kind of work around to get their protection from generic manufacturers when their patent ran out.
Therefore I have no qualms about using workarounds that available to me.
As artfldgr said in #37 two companies were approved to make Generics in 2019.
But Bristol Myer and Pfizer got their protection extended to 2028 for some reason.
Why such profitable companies need these protections I can not fathom when they can sell the the same drug in other countries for 10% of what they charge the Citizens of the US.
So why not use my own work around to get a fair price
And my guilt is greatly decreased by the fact that these two companies are responsible for millions of deaths from their COVID vaccines.
Aspirin doesn’t help with AFIB.
Yes, that is the best approach.
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