Bad news for Concerta users

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Recently go a letter from my insurance that Concerta is no longer being paid starting in January and they gave a few alternatives

one being methylphenidate er (which I don't think is the same as Concerta)

anyone else have this problem?

Yes. GEHA will not cover Concerta anymore. Grrrr! It’s the only drug that works well for DS and he’s tried many.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Recently go a letter from my insurance that Concerta is no longer being paid starting in January and they gave a few alternatives

one being methylphenidate er (which I don't think is the same as Concerta)

anyone else have this problem?

Methylphenidate ER is the medication in Focalin.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Recently go a letter from my insurance that Concerta is no longer being paid starting in January and they gave a few alternatives

one being methylphenidate er (which I don't think is the same as Concerta)

anyone else have this problem?

Methylphenidate ER is the medication in Focalin.

Sorry I meant in Concerta!!

[Anonymous]

Methylphenidate is the active ingredient in Concerta. "ER" refers to an "extended release" system.

There is more than one form of an extended release system. OROS is just one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Methylphenidate is the active ingredient in Concerta. "ER" refers to an "extended release" system.

There is more than one form of an extended release system. OROS is just one.

but OROS seems like the only one that actually works