Ibrutinnib cost in 2019

[Photoguy1]

Does any body out there know how much

Ibrutinnib will cost next year.

I have medicare with part D

Thanks for your response.

[lankisterguy Volunteer]

The Medicare Part D drug plans vary widely according to zip code and formulary (how much copay is involved at each increment), but fortunately you can change plans every year between mid October and the first week of December.

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I have changed plans every year usually from one Express Scripts Medco plan to a newer Express Scripts Medco plan- they seem to change names of their plans and add a lower cost one annually and raise the monthly cost of the older plans each year.

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The Medicare Website has a tool that takes away all the confusion and allows you to see the annual cost for different plans.

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medicare.gov/find-a-plan/qu...

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Once you get to the website - fill in all your personal details on the first page and then go to the page where you enter your existing prescriptions, then add Ibrutinib/Imbruvica and choose 90 capsules for 30 days.

When they ask about mail order vs. local pharmacy - you should choose local- it seems counter intuitive since the specialty pharmacies that send Ibrutinib always use FedEx, but the website considers that a local pharmacy.

After all that entry- you will get a list of pharmacy names and plan names. The lowest total annual cost will be listed first and then in increasing annual cost. Some pharmacies will be listed multiple times with their different plan names. In my case the Express Scripts Medco with the lowest monthly cost is not the best deal, since the copay is higher, making it about $300 more per year total annual cost.

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It's complex and the only effective way to figure it out is to use the online tool.

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Len

[Photoguy1]

Thank you

Your info was very helpfull.

[Lola69]

Cost 300$ Canadian $ per day but the govt. gives it free ( exemption case)

[Nracll1944]

My experience with taking imbuvica for 3 years is they raise the price every February

[Rt2000]

I went to the Medicare site recently to check my policy and it appears ibrutinib may cost me $500 less in 2019 than this year. I assume that is due to the reduction of the “donut hole”. However, I won’t be surprised if the drug company raises the price in January, like they did last year. With the volume of users going up, it would be nice if they dropped the price some. But don’t hold your breath.

[janerawluk]

Which front-line therapy would you choose today? Would you choose Ibrutinib? Taken for life? Is Ibrutinib your first therapy?

[Williamparker4545]

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