Generic Xarelto

[Goldenre]

I'm frugal and it kills me to have to spend $839 for a 90 day supply of Xarelto and that's with insurance, I'm in California and a Canadian pharmacy will sell generic from India for $97 including shipping for a 90 day supply. Not sure if my cardiologist will approve because the request has gone unanswered. Anyone with experience using generic Xarelto? I've only had two documented afib events and both were discovered on my Apple Watch.

[Popepaul]

You can buy Rivaroxaban on line here in the UK for £74 for 30 tablets. You can not buy it without a prescription. Personally I would have no qualms about purchasing generic medications that have been produced in India. I think that India has a first class pharmaceutical industry. If my memory serves me right much of the covid vaxine was produced there. It seems that generic medications are unnecesarily very expensive in the USA.This is just my personal opinion, I am not giving you direct advise.

[CDreamer in reply to Popepaul]

Purely as a matter of interest - would a prescription issued in the US be valid in UK market?

[jeanjeannie50]

Do you know if the factory where these cheaper pills are made in India is checked for quality and hygiene? If the answer is no, then I wouldn't touch them with a barge pole. My sister who has lived in the U.S. for about 60 years has told me stories about drugs made in Indian factories.

Jean

[CDreamer in reply to jeanjeannie50]

I think that might apply to unregulated supplements but I tend to agree with PopePaul. What they don’t do in India is insist on a prescription which most countries in Europe & US would.

[cassie46]

I am on Xarelto (Rivaroxaban) and 8 months ago (I have been on it for 9 years)I was given a generic brand . Within one day of taking it I could not sleep at night just could not get off to sleep. I had not changed my routine in any way and the only thing different was that I had started taking the new pack of tablets. I got a new prescription from the surgery and as soon as I took these all went back to normal. Looking at the packet it looked very similar but there was no alerts card in the box, blister pack looked cheap and the leaflet inside was about half the size. The box did refer to Bayer who make Rivaroxaban but it did say it was made and packaged by another company in India, it did not have the proper Bayer symbol on it.

So cann't help with your costs problem but no I will only accept the original Bayer product.

[Buffafly]

Hi, as you are 86 I question whether you should be on Xarelto at all as here anticoagulants are prescribed with caution in people over 80. At 80 I will be put on a half dose of Apixaban based on my age plus low weight. I am not advocating stopping your medication but you might ask for a review?

[CDreamer in reply to Buffafly]

Good spot!

[pusillanimous]

I was taking Xarelto, (I changed to Eliquis a few months ago, only because reports said it was marginally better in AF). However, before that, I changed to the generic produced for the African market (I'm in South Africa) except for the name iXarola and the writing in English and Afrikaans, it is identical to the original, but much cheaper. The box is the same, manufactured by Bayer, Germany . The pill is identical. So they are obviously able to sell it more cheaply to certain markets for some reason, because it is still out of the reach of most of the population

[secondtry]

I agree with Jean, too risky generic from India. Yes a lot of factories will be fine and then there will be others. Also I had further concerns in case my credit card details were harvested and sold on.

[LemonYogurtAlmonds]

Have you tried calling the manufacturer for help? I thought this help was only for those without insurance, but this particular help is for those with insurance, and I was able to get help (in fact my insurance co told me about it). Here’s the website: janssencarepath.com/sites/w...

I hope this info helps you to get the medication at a better price ($10 copay). There is no good reason for this medication to be this expensive—but that’s for another discussion.

I’m also in the U.S. and was told by my cardiologist and the pharmacy that there is no generic for Xarelto (perhaps they meant in the U.S.). I personally wouldn’t take the generic from India, but maybe your cardiologist can help you decide if that’s an option for you if you can print something that lists all the information/ingredients.

[Goldenre in reply to LemonYogurtAlmonds]

Thank you. That's a good idea. I ended up biting the bullet and going to a RiteAid pharmacy. I paid for two months worth, $623, since I've satisfied the deductible of $545 I'll continue with them. But next year, I'll thoroughly research all the Medicare part D plans and see if there's a better option.

[LemonYogurtAlmonds]

Just a thought that if your copay through your insurance is more than $10, you can still save more going through the manufacturer. They actually work with your insurance to get your copay down to $10.

[Goldenre in reply to LemonYogurtAlmonds]

Thanks. I'll check it out.