Vanity: Multiple Sclerosis and Cost of Medication

self

[rdb3]

I'm off self-injections now. I was swithed to Tysabri, and it's over $2,000 per dose (IV/monthly).

I would suggest doing what others suggested here in seeking better costs. I was on Rebif for just over a year.

[cgk]

I read that Betaseron's US patent expires next year (2008), but it's such a moneymaker, they're already 'conspiring' to keep it out of the generic market:

http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/02/20/business/schering.php

I don't know about the other meds & their patents.

[Tolkien]

I guess I'm lucky, if you call your wife in a wheelchair lucky.

My wife is on Interferon Beta-B and it only costs $10.00 every 3 months. The base price per monthly supply is $890.00 so I don't know why we get it so cheap other than my company pays for the health care itself and the insurance company just administrates.

Our insurance company sends a 3 month supply in a styrofoam box with dry ice so we don't have to deal with the pharmacist.

[balls]

I was paying $20 for three months supply of Avonex and it just went up to $60. I happy to pay the increased price.