NHS patient in a private clinic... being told the Inhxia Injections & Aspirin aren't covered under the CCG. Has anyone else had this?

[JadeH92]

For my second FET my consultant has suggested I go on Inhxia 20mg before the transfer and then Aspirin 75mg once the transfer has been done.

I am an NHS patient at a private clinic, which I know I am lucky to be eligible for, so I do feel bad for even "moaning" about paying for this when I know loads of you ladies have to pay for everything (so I hope I don't offend anyone with this question). However, I have received an invoice for the additional medication and been informed it isn't covered by the CCG.

I rang my G.P to see if I sent them the prescription if they would prescribe it for me, I was told they aren't allowed.

I was just wondering if anyone has had this before or know why I am being charged for it.

I was also prescribed tinzaparin (another blood thinner) after my egg collection because of OHSS and I wasn't charged for this, so I am just a bit confused by it.

Thanks in advance xx

[Ivfgotadream]

Yes it’s pretty standard - in fact when I was pregnant with my daughter (This wasn’t an IVF pregnancy) at my 12 weeks scan the consultant - bear in mind this is at a NHS hospital - prescribed me aspirin and inhixia that id have to take the entire pregnancy due to certain risk factors (family history of blood clots) .....I took the prescription to my GP and was told they refused to sign it! This is apparently the case at lots of CCG - due to the fact there is a disagreement about whether inhixia or blood thinners generally have any benefit in pregnancy. Even though it was the bloody NHS which was telling me I needed it! In the end for the entire 6 months I had to drive over to the hospital where my consultant was and get the prescription filled at the hospital pharmacy fortnightly

5 years later Now I’m doing IVF privately - once again I’m on inhixia as part of my protocol except have been on it since egg collection and fully expecting that I’ll have to continue to pay for the injections until I see a consultant at my NHS scan and see if they say I need to stay on it . I’d say it costs a couple of hundred a month but it’s worth it if it keeps you pregnant and if it’s the only thing you have to pay for you’re definitely getting off light 🤣

[Wishingfortheday]

To save a little I bought my low dose Aspirin from Boots/Wilko etc, it's the same thing and costs about 70p for a one month supply.

[Nicoma22]

Hi there, I did an NHS cycle in London last year and they added Inhixa as part of the medication. I had to take it every day from Day 2, break of one day before egg collection and then back on again until pregnancy test. It was included in the nhs prescription package I paid for. I’m not sure if this was ok as having Inhixa was vital for my protocol due to past medical history, but it was definitely covered along with everything else. The only thing I had to buy myself was baby asprin but that was because it would be cheaper to buy from supermarket. They did inform me that if I was successful ( I wasn’t 🥺) it would be necessary for me to continue Inhixa up to 12 weeks of pregnancy, but I would be able to get a prescription for that from my gp. Now I’m on a private cycle having to take Inhixa throughout again and it’s £10 per injection 😩

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