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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Have you asked your doctor if it is possible to switch to a generic drug? I was surprised that mine said a generic in the same class would work as well, but had initially prescribed me a name brand drug. It saved me hundreds of dollars over the course of a couple of months.[/quote]

Thanks, it seems that the pharmacies almost automatically give me the generic even if the doc wrote the brand name - not sure if that's pushed by my insurance or not, but even the generics are insane when you have a high deductible, i.e. paying 100%.[/quote]

I’ve actually changed to a different drug, which has a generic equivalent, rather than one that only comes in a brand name option. Sometimes the brand-name option is the only one that works, but other times there are a few drugs that will work, and your doctor can let you know if one available in generic form will work. I think doctors receive so many free samples/marketing materials for brand-name drugs that they sometimes don’t think about the cost savings to a patient of going with a generic, so I find it worth initiating a conversation with my doctor.

Good luck! Health care costs are so frustrating.

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