Disabled And Can't Get Help From Manufacturer Of Nuvil

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I am disabled live on a VERY limited income and NEED nuvigil to stay awake. I take medication for seizures and the medication makes me sleep all the time, nuvigil is the ONLY thing to date that I have found that works for me and gives me some Awake time. I applied for help from the manufacturer they denied it because I don't have a sleep disorder, I would say I do if I can't stay awake! 15 pills is over $200I guess they have the market so why not stick to people like myself. This isn't a drug for pleasure and I wish I didn't have to take it, I've run out of ideas other than going to Canada to get what I need. If anyone knows anything different pls tell me

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I am just going this right now. My dr. upped me to 250 mg.When I got the first prescrtion I got 30 days free and coupons for others. Go to Nuvigil.com and they have some and also have coupons there, I just checked around the costco price stunk. So I went into one drugstore for mail order. I also went to a canadian website. Its called christianrx and 30 pills were like $50? It is expensive. Dont hesitate to talk to your pharmacy, I live in a small town so its easy to ask. They are usually happy to help~

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Hi Cheryl,

Sorry to hear about your situation with getting Nuvigil. Have you tried asking your doctor or pharmacist about getting assistance with the generic formulation (Armodafinil)? Often times manufacturers and insurance companies are less reluctant to offer help with generics, and I think it's primarily because they are cheaper to manufacture.

The FDA also allows generic medications to contain up to 20% more or less of the actual active ingredient. This could also play a significant role in their price difference with brand names, but at least it might still remain an option when it comes to receiving assistance.

Other than that option I would probably encourage you to research some more natural alternatives if you don't want to feel so dependent on these pharmaceutical companies.

I hope this helps!

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thank you for your reply I think we did try the generic form but I will check it out just in case I'm wrong. thanks again

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much to my dismay the same manufacturer makes both nuvigil and armodafinil imagine that!

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Great news for you cheryl,,,my wife lost her job and that mean't no insurance..30 250mg pills cash price was something like$1,000...I take a very high dose 250mg in the a,m and I break another in half for the afternoon. The name of the company that makes nuvigil is Cephalon and they have a program called Cephalon Cares Foundation. Call 877-237-4883. tI was approved no problem and they didn't ask alot of questions. Every three months for FREE I get 135 250mg pills in the mail. Good luck!!

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