my dad’s zytiga cost increased from $55 to $2100

[Shelboop]

we were able to get approved through Careleon’s cost relief program for this months supply but what do people do long term to afford this?

[Tall_Allen]

Try this:

costplusdrugs.com/medicatio...

[Shelboop in reply to Tall_Allen]

thank you.

[fireandice123]

GoodRx is relatively inexpensive as well. As low as $139 for 120 250 mg tablets where I live.

m.goodrx.com/abiraterone?r=...

[Shelboop in reply to fireandice123]

thank you.

[Concerned-wife]

switch to the generic, abiraterone. If still too expensive with his insurance, use one of the excellent companies mentioned in other comments. Ie. He doesn’t use his insurance with those.

[Shelboop in reply to Concerned-wife]

thank you.

[Derf4223]

Pay cash using generic-only no-insurance pharmacies like Scriptco and cost plus. I just paid Scriptco ~$300 for three months of abi (360 tabs @ 250 mg each). Plus a membership fee and shipping. Set up an account, have your doctor send the Rx, and wait a couple days. Then check your mail. I just added an Rx of my wife that was going to cost $200 at CVS and Scriptco is going to fill it for about $10. When an Rx is available as generic and not tier 4, this is _the_ way to go.

[Shelboop]

thank you.

[Todd1963]

two days ago I received an email stating that my generic Zytiga co-pay increased from five dollars a month to $2200 a month. Most manufacturers including the generic manufactures have some form of co-pay assistance. It’s easy to sign up for it, and most of them don’t even ask financial questions. Janssen care path is one route, but there are many others. I had to spend a couple hours on the phone talking to various people both at my specialty pharmacy and a co-pay assistance program but my co-pay is now zero dollars.

[j-o-h-n]

Buy it from the mobs that ransack pharmacies in your neighborhood.....Lots of chocolate Easter bunnies now available...

Good Luck, Good Health and Good Humor.

j-o-h-n Wednesday 03/08/2023 6:38 PM EST

[Kaliber in reply to j-o-h-n]

omg …. Lol

[Dsmejkal88]

where are you located, my dad switched from cvs to an online pharmacy and it’s a couple hundred from thousands thanks to the donut hole. I would love to look into it for you if you’d like. You can pm me or respond here.

Also any word on Mark Cuban’s program? It looked promising.

[KAgolf]

cost will go up at 1st of year because insurance starts over each year--have to meet deductible but after 1-2 months you are in catastrophic level if on Medicare. Then co-pay goes way down.

There are a lot of funds out there that will help--mfg won't help Medicare recipients. search for financial assistance for prostate cancer

where do you live? what part of the USA?