[fatnotlazy]

Might have something to do with his particular insurance. These days insurance companies have formularies — lists of approved drugs for certain medical conditions. If the drug is not on the formulary, insurance may not pay for it or only pay a very small amount.

[Pontiac]

Has he looked in to getting his prescription filled from a mail order pharmacy?

They can frequently save you a substantial sum on a 3 month supply. CVS has a mail order division. It is how my in-laws get all of their subscriptions

[RKBA Democrat]

The highest price for 100 doses at costco is $276.84 for 200 mg. For other dosages the price ranges from $55.06 to $155.50. You DO NOT need to be a member to use the pharmacy and you can do mail order if no store is nearby.

http://www2.costco.com/Pharmacy/DrugInfo.aspx?p=1&SearchTerm=Fenofibrate&Drug=FENOFIBRATE

So $400 is a bargain, eh?

[RKBA Democrat]

Oh and that’s the cash price, no insurance needed.

[steve86]

He's getting gypped big time.

Same pharmacy, with coupon, 160 mg, #100:

Walgreens
View store details
fenofibrate (Lofibra, Tricor)
$93.57
with coupon

http://www.goodrx.com/fenofibrate#/?filter-location=&coords=&label=fenofibrate&form=tablet&strength=160mg&quantity=100.0&qty-custom=

I use these coupons and have never had them refused.

[FreeInWV]

I get mine at Target and never paid near that. Cash.

[oldbrowser]

Finofibrate, 90 day supply of 160 mg tablet KP retail 98.00 my cost 20.00 KP= Kaiser Permanente

I just received my prescription today; mailed at no charge.

[Some Fat Guy in L.A.]

My insurance co. pays $126 for a 3 month supply (I pay $20 co-pay).

[ottbmare]

I need an asthma drug that was FDA approved and legalized in the US nearly forty years ago. It’s an inhaler of an ordinary steroid drug. There is no generic or even anything of the same sort. $250 per month. With it, I can lead a pretty much normal life, with care. Without it, I gradually regress into someone who is constantly a little sick, or a lot sick; I get run down, start taking copious amounts of steroids, and turn into an invalid. Annoying, to say the least.

[43north]

I have elevated triglycerides which is what fenofibrate treats. I also have elevated cholesterol levels.

I was prescribed fenofibrate several years ago. It made me feel terrible and didn’t do much for my TG levels.

I switched to Slo-niacin 500mg per day. No prescription and $12 for 100 tabs at Walmart. My TG are now in goal range.

[Antoninus II]

I just picked up my Tricor scrip yesterday at Kroger. 30 day supply, with insurance, $14.00...

[LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget]

Go to goodrx.com.

It’s not a pharmacy. Savings using their negotiated rates can be very substantial, as in 1/3 to a 1/4th of the cash price depending on the drug.

Put in his dosage and # of pills and see what it could cost.

120 tablets at 160 mg. Under $105 at cvs through them here locally.

Like I said up to 1/4th the cash price. Walgreens is at $111

[LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget]

http://www.goodrx.com/high-cholesterol/fibrates

Also, he needs to talk to his doc about 2 cheaper alternative fibrates

Most docs are clueless as to what they are prescribing costs.