Sudden Dextroamphetamine Price Quadruple????

What happened? Oh, no... I am f+#*ed. Went to Walgreens to fill dextroamph rx tonight. Instead of approx. $75 they said for me with self-pay it's $355+!!!! This is for ONE month. No way I can afford it! Suddenly? What the _ do I do? Taper down with the 2 more days of pills that I have? So, you just blow, they are saying to me. Just be sick, and here, we'll make it so you're much, much sicker!!!

Are all the pharmacies going to have the same astronomical price hike? Has anyone got information about about this?

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The exact same thing happened to me on Nov 1st. I live in south florida. I have 60 dexedrine, 10mg tablets and always costs me around $27. I went in to Walgreens and he said $181. I nearly fell over. So of course I didn't get them. When I visit home in Colorado in a few weeks, I'll look at prices there.

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If you were getting 60 of them for the low of a price, then you were getting a great deal. The average price listing is about $20 for 20 of the generic, regular release 10mg tablets, so about $60 for 60 of them.

And that's just the regular release tablets, the extended release capsules are much more expensive.

Learn more Dextroamphetamine details here.

I'd suggest checking prices with other pharmacies in the area.

I had a similar problem with Walgreens recently, where they suddenly took the price on something up over triple what it was the month before, so I had to transfer the prescription elsewhere.

Do either of you have insurance?

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Same problem with Walgreens. What I was paying 60.00 for (with their W card since I don't have insurance) would now cost over 400.00. I couldn't believe it and certainly couldn't pay it. I think they mistakenly gave me the price for the ER because when I called back, they said 220+. Still excessive. This is really terrible. The lowest price I found was 180.00 at WalMart - so still 3 times. WTH?

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We had the same problem with Walgreens. The cost went from a little over $100 to $569. The pharmacy was baffled by the extreme price change. They called CVS to see what they were charging and it was more than their price. Any one know what's going on?

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Seriously! The GENERIC and now nearly TWO HUNDRED bucks just for a MONTH!?!? What HAPPENED? I am dying to know what the hell is up -why the price seemingly arbitrarily sky-rocketed... was it JUST this medication, or other stimulants too???

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My friend who works in Kroger pharmacy told me to go to dextroamphetamine.com for a coupon. I did and there is one for 85% off your next purchase of that drug. They also offer a free card that will give you up 75% of certain drugs. :)

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In NJ the price for 120 tablets (10 mg) went from about $70 to $250 a month ago. I could not afford to fill the prescription and have been looking for alternatives. According to the Teva Pharm site (the only manufacturer leff) Dextroamphetamine Sulfate Tabs are not eligible for patience finanical assistance (tevagenerics.com/default.aspx?pageid=3420) . I plan to talk to my doctor about chaning to vyvanse by Shire.... Vyvanse is covered by Shire's patient assistance program. I know I qualify, so hopefully I will be able to get it for free, or nearly free. (I've already qualified to get Humira and Lamictal for free from the respective manufacturers. Just thought I'd mention it as an alternative for anyone on limited income who doesn't have insurance

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Teva, the only manufacturer still making Dextroamphetamine Sulfate Tabs appears to be price gouging. Unfortunately, they do not include Dextroamphetamine in their patient financial assistance program (perhaps if enough people call and complain they will....). If you don't have insurance and have limited income you may be able to get an alternative medication for free though another pharmaceutical company's program. For example, my doc is helping me apply to Shire for free Vyvanse (Visit rxhope.com/PAP/info/PAPList.aspx?drugid=5195&fieldType=drugid for info on Shire's program)

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I just had the same thing happen.... I get dex 5mg 60 pills that lasts me about 5 weeks.... I get a discount with the pharmacy since i go to a sliding fee scale clinic.. It went from 18.00 to 116.00 in a month.... I have read quite a bit about it.... it appears that there was a backorder of 10mg tabs....that they were not making them for a few months... so now they are price gouging to make their money... because now ppl who were getting prescriptions for 10mg have no choice but to get 5's. They are supposedly supposed to start rolling out new dextro 10 mg's by late December... so I would assume that this would lower the price again on the 5 mg's

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I"m in Western NY. Usually costs me, without insurance because i have none, $75 for 180 IR 10mg tablets, after the perscription savings card from walgreens discount. It is now $375, and the savings card takes it down to $332, i've heard there is some mysterious coupon that brings it back down to the regular just under $100 but pharmacies in WNY suck as far as customer service and i have yet to be able to fill my perscription since it's so unacceptably overpriced now...

anyone have any luck with finding discount coupons or anything from websites?

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My daughter has been on this med for years. we paid about $35 a month (cash price) for years. in Sept went up to $80 and this month $285! I left the pills @ Walgreens! If you ever wondered who is really running this country we have our answer- insurance companies & drug manufactures! They are pissed off that Obama was reelected. Desperate to get their $ before Obama care cuts them off! Shame shame!

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Please please please anyone that has had the price go up to extreme levels report it to the FTC. You can file a complaint here:
ftccomplaintassistant.gov/FTC_Wizard.aspx?Lang=en

The FTC is currently investigating drug manufacturers for charging high prices for generics because they have a monopoly (Teva/Barr) see this article:
ftc.gov/os/highlights/2012/topics/prescriptionDrugs.shtml

The Chuck Schumer has called for an investigation into drug distributor gouging as well. That may be the case here.

You, yes you, need to pressure the FTC to investigate this ridiculous price increase. If there is an outpouring of outrage we may see the FTC step in and investigate. Don't assume your voice won't be heard. Please file a complaint, even if you have insurance, let's let Teva/distributors know we won't take this lying down!

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dextroamphetamine price gouging. july 2012 10mg tablet was .35 cents per tablet and now a mere 4 months later the same 10mg tablet cost $2.45 per tablet!!!! that is a 7 times price increase!!! please all of us need to take 10 mins of time and file a complaint!! follow the above link and just tell te truth about TEVA. if your here reading this then you owe it to me and yourself to file a complaint with govt.

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I have taken Dextroamphetamine Sulfate for over 16 years. Walgreens just upped price for 180 10mg tabs from $77/month to $422/month - without insurance I can't afford this.
This is for the inferior generic which is the only type available.

I will be contacting the FTC about this. Thank you for the link.

I wonder if this is the fraud that class action lawsuits are made of.

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Same experience at Walgreen's. I noticed the 'retail price' last month was at $376, but with their card, paid the same $50 for 120 10mg tablets, but this month the 'retail price' was $238, and $215 with the card.

That's some crazy pricing that just reeks of gouging. Fortunately, I can afford it, but on a generic that's been in common use for 75 years?

Already filed my FTC complaint, and so should everyone.

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Filing a complaint with the FTC as suggested here. Last year when I didn't have insurance my meds ( 15mg ER dextroamphetemine) were costing me 150/mo, then Jan 1st they went up to 250. Then I went to walmart (cheapest pharm in the area) and they are now 600/mo, no way in hell can i afford that, that's 7200/yr! It's outrageous and should be illegal to raise the price that much.

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I'm glad I'm not the only one that experienced this price increase! Glaxo Smith Kline had an assistance program for brand name Dexedrine Spansules, with a co-pay of $10.00 per month. They sold the drug to Core Pharma, who has Amedra Pharmaceuticals producing them.Amedra does not have an assistance program. So I had to switch to generic form, dextroamphetamine ER. 15mg, 60 capsules were $75, then $98, then $175, and now its $330! I will also have to switch - possibly Concerta, but the Dexedrine has always been fantastic - I even like the generic better than the brand. I called Amedra about pricing and was told "Amedra does not set the pricing you will pay at the pharmacy for our product. You will have to contact your pharmacy for the cost of this medication".The Walmart pharmacist told me that their corporate office sets the price. But all other pharmacies I've checked with had the same price increase. Very frustrating.

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I am in the same boat...Usually pay $20 with insurance for 150 10mg ir....when i got my script filled at walgreens it came to almost $100.

So after calling around and talking with my insurance they explained to me "that the contracted rate went up because walgreens wasn't making enough money on it"....

And i was like seriously WTF....they are not making enough money on my medication i need? what about when i don't make enough money to pay for the medication i need?

But honestly not sure what to believe here. Sucks

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My doctor told me manufactures found away to limit generic manufacturing quantities so it drove prices up to be the same as name brand

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Thanks for the link to ftccomplaintassistant.gov/FTC_Wizard.aspx?Lang=en -- I filed my complaint.

Suggestion for anyone who are unable to pay the ridiculous price: Talk to your doctor about switching to Vyvanse. Shire offers a patient assistance program for it and if you qualify, you can get the medication for free.

http:/­/­www.shire.com/­shireplc/­dlibrary/­documents/­ShireCaresApplication_June2012.pdf

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Re: Alyssa (# 96)

"Birth" control is a misnomer. Fertile women do not automatically get pregnant, it takes two to tango. When it comes to the rape epidemic (a real thing, unlike the "Opiate epidemic" which the gov't manufactured to take medicine away from the chronically ill based on those who use drugs without a doctor's prescription) it only takes one to decide to cause pregnancy. If the government started punishing rapists the way they (unjustly) punish compassionate doctors and pain patients, you'd see a lot less prescriptions for "birth" control. I don't know many women who would voluntarily submit to depression, weight gain, autoimmune disease and the other million side effects of "the pill" (or having painful items inserted in their internal organs) if they weren't both afraid of rape and recognized that any relationship with a male (a necessity for most women, given their need for warmth and affection and/or love of male attention, poverty, and feeling alone and vulnerable without one) involved them being used for his sexual satisfaction in the exact way that can cause pregnancy.

This isn't Obama, this is the cost of pregnancy-free partnering with males. Sexual intercourse, which society trumpets as the only reason for living, causes pregnancy. Males prefer this to other forms of sex even as it can disable or kill a woman who would never seek out this act of her own volition (unless she wanted to be pregnant) in the absence of the male desire to use her internal organs to catch friction for his climax.

From your post, I'd guess you are a Catholic against birth control. I am not Catholic, but have seen my female friends' lives destroyed by unwanted pregnancy, painful birth control (and painful birth or pregnancy termination when it fails) after being selfishly used by men they thought "loved" them when the men just wanted intercourse. My male friends are angry when these women get pregnant or want a relationship after having their internal organs throttled. They feel deceived thanks to the media brainwashing that women love being pummeled internally as much as men love aggressively pummeling.

"Birth" control will stop being subsidized when the act of intercourse is no longer wrongly equated (for women) with love or desirability, or (for men) glamorized as the ultimate conquering act ("scoring"). It, unlike other avenues that ONLY lead to physical pleasure (even for females), needs to be recognized as an act solely used if both partners want a child.

If I was female, and someone demanded that I either risk the life-changing, uncomfortable, and potentially disabling/deadly act of pregnancy or else take hormones or shove metals up my body so they can achieve sexual satisfaction in my internal organs while I risk urinary and genital infections and do not automatically climax the way they will, I'd tell them to take a hike. No one who valued me as a human being--let alone "liked" me or "loved" me--would ever demand this of me. Don't get me started on female friends paying for male perv doctors doing this to them every year, as well as groping their breasts, under the guise of "well women exams". At least no women pretend to like these the way they have to act as if they "love" their boyfriends' self-gratification...because if they didn't, he'd cheat on her, and that is a huge fear in a world where single women are seen as failures by women and prey for men.

Every one of my male hetero friends see their girlfriends as sexual gratification stations, and would dump them if they didn't allow the men to commit painful sexual acts on them irregardless of health or desire to not be pregnant. Every one of my female hetero friends would stay with their boyfriends even if they lost their genitals in an accident. Some even say it would improve her health, her sexual satisfaction, and their relationship!

My GLBT friends love their partners irrespective of reproductive ability/organs and do not see "sexual intercourse" as an exalted act, contrary to hetero male beliefs that being LGBT is "just about sex".

The mis-named "birth" control will be around raking in profits and ruining women's health as long as hetero men are selfish and women view being sexually desired (up to and including rape) as their highest priority, as well as how both hetero men and hetero women evaluate women.

In this environment, no one cares about ADHD and narcolepsy patients, let alone those with horribly painful chronic illnesses and disabilities. It's all about erectile dysfunction drugs, "birth" control, fertility drugs, and "medicines" to make women skinnier and their eye lashes "prettier" (Latisse). The whole world has become an IQ-challenged "reality" show, and the neuroatypical, ill, "old" (ie over 25 for women, 35 for men), and not obsessed with genitals are irrelevant.

Petitions protesting a rise of cost for "birth" control or erectile "dysfunction" drugs would be a number one news item, but protesting the ridiculous inflation of Dextroamphetamine? No way--our brains are seen as worthless in this prurient society. In fact, having a working brain is exactly what those in power DON'T want us to have.

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Teva Barr is not the only manufacture of Dextroamphetamine IR, but Walgreens will only sell that crap. Not only are they sub par in quality. i.e. they are worthless, ineffective, and cheaply made. I actually gained weight and could go straight to sleep on the Teva Barr's version of Dextroamphetamine IR. I switched to the generic made by Wilshire Pharmacutical which come in 5 and 10 mg. Rite Aid was the only Pharmacy that I could find in my area and most times I had to have it ordered. My doctor didn't like that I have to shop around and has now put me on a new Name Brand version called Zenzedi which comes in 8 different IR strengths. They are 2.5, 5, 7.5, 10, 15, 20. 25, 30 mg tablets of the IR. Here is a link to their site with a manufacturer's discount card for both Insured and cash paying patients who are eligible for $50 for a 30 day supply. zenzedi.com. The 5 and 10 mg are exactly the same as the generic sold by the Wilshire brand and are much cheeper with insurance. I am fortunate that I have great insurance, so Generic cost $15 and the Name Brand cost $25. I have taken Dexedrine for my ADHD since the early 1990's so I know the difference in quality; before that I took Ritalin since 1985. I first starting on the original GlaxoSmithKline IR and Spansules (a type of time release), but around 2000 they sold the rights off to Barr Pharmaceuticals now Teva Barr. I hope you are able to get your medication you need at a price you can afford.

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I've been taking amphetamines for 40 years for my Narcolepsy. I took Desoxyn for the Majority of that time and pricing was not an issue of me as insurance recognized it as a maintenance medication. My wife changed jobs and we moved to Seattle. The new insurance would not touch Desoxyn. I'd been taking 15mg daily for at least 35 years. My Doctor put me on Adderal (Salts Generic)and while it was covered, it was awful in it's effects. Finally after increasing the dosage for several months I just flat out asked for dexedrine. The ER 15mg worked much better for me, however it took another dosage experiment to find what I needed to function as I did while on Desoxyn.

Finally arrived at 60mg daily (2 15mg Caps Twice Daily) and that worked. Cost was not an issue as it was below $30 for a 3 months supply. Job / insurance change again....and this insurance will have nothing to do with covering the med...until the $4000 deductible is met. I knew it would be very expensive but my health would be at risk without it. I took in my 3 months supply RX (270 caps 15mg) pharmacy called me and told me the generic would be $1800! After the pharmacist did some checking he found TEVA would be $464 for the same quantity (no small expense to say the least). How can one generic be 4X more than another?

My wife appealed the insurance companies decision to no avail. My prior 90 day supply is almost up and in looking for a cheaper price I checked with Walmart. $1500 for the same RX. Am I supposed to pay the mortgage or buy medicine? My condition is organic / nothing I can do about it. The entire health care industry is a disaster. Insurance companies have huge deductibles and they just don't care any longer.

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Contact your state Ombudsman's office and ask if they can assist you in any way. I currently have one helping me in my own state.

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Its not the pharmacies
Its the drug companies raiseing the prices.
Mine went from $64.00 to $359.00
Why?

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Hey, which coupon did you use and where did you get it?

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Use a discount coupon. Try Walgreens. Also change to 5mg tabs (order twice as many and it's cheaper). I get 30-0/5mg for $113 at Walgreens, Safeway just 1/2 block away wants $900 for same script.

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get a coupon. I just picked up 300/5mg (10's are to hard to find the pharmacist says) cost $113.00 cash pay.
I also take amphetamine salt combo (kinda ext when taken with detro). 90/30mg cost $63.00

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If you take you prescription to CVS and tell them you are paying out of pocket. If you then say I know you have a coupon or something that brings the price down to just under $50. My script is for 60 30 milligrams. They do iy for me all the time. Just be nice and polite im sure they will help you out

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I am having the same problem. I changed jobs and do not have prescription coverage until mid December. I take 10 mg of it and I can only fill half of my capsule amount aka 15 days worth because it cost $170 at Rite-aide!!! On top of that I also take Lyrica which is $150 for 15 days. How is someone supposed to pay that much a month for two medicines?!?!? Sadly, I would be able to get my meds if I didnt work and could get government assisted healthcare. Our insurance in this country is ridiculous. All billionaires while people like us have to suffer. Its insane!

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