Sudden Dextroamphetamine Price Quadruple???? (Page 3)

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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got my 90 dex 10mg for 56$ today at walgreens. this unarxcard saved me over 140$. you can google unarxcard for more details... goodluck dex family.

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It's not just Walgreens that upped the price. CVS Pharmacy charged me $283 for sixty capsules of the ER version.

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And they wonder why people rob pharmacies.. jk. Mine went down from $89 to $80 this month for 150 10mg tablets. That's 25% of costs with my insurance.

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I've had similar experiences. 120 Dextroamphetamine 5 mg tablets went from $10.98 to unavailable. Then I asked my doctor for a prescription of 60 of the 10 mg tablets, $27. Then both went up to $191 for 120 of the 5 mg and $180 for 60 of the 10 mg even with the Walgreen's discount card. CVS was even higher.
I asked my local Walgreen's for prices and it turns out that the higher doses were cheaper, especially the 30, 20, 15 and 12.5 Adderall generics. I ended up getting a script for 60 of the 20 mg Adderall generic, and broke it along the scored lines, 3/4 equals 15 mg which is about equal to 10 mg Dex.
BTW 5 mg Dex is equal to about 7.5 mg Adderall so if you have a good long-standing relationship with your doctor, check the pharmacies for prices and then ask your doctor for half as many pills of twice the dosage. Then tell the doctor that adderall is about half the strength of Dex tablets and get enough to carry you through until the other prices go back down.

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Attention any low income people who don't have insurance: Talk to your doctor about Vyvanse. You can apply to "Shire Cares" program, and if you are approved, you will get the Vyvanse for free. This is what I did. They give you a card to present at your pharmacy when you fill the prescription and it rings up $0... Vyvanse is Lisdexamfetamine -- the molecular structure is dextroamphetamine + L-lysine. It is a longer acting form of dextroamphetamine because it takes time for you body to "cleave" off the L-lysine. I am actually preferring it to having to take dextro tablets multiple times a day.

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Hi everyone,

Just an update on this issue. Last month I used a prescription savings coupon. You simply need to fill in your name and a phone number or random 10 digit number. I was able to get Teva/Barr dex for $40. That is for 130 tablets. I know Walgreens seems to accept the coupon so it may be worth a try if you live near a Walgreens.

Good luck!

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Thank you so much for listing the gov. sites to file complaints! I was paying around $170 for 120 10mg dextroamphetamine (1 month supply). That's still expensive, but it went up to $283. This past month I went to get my Rx filled and almost burst into tears...the price was $520!!! I currently can't get health insurance because the insurance companies are still considering ADHD to be a "pre-existing" condition! I'll be filing a complaint right now and hope that it helps.

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Ya'll are lucky. In Texas it went from $103.00 for 90 sr caps to $789.00. They are still almost $600.00

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Same thing happened here. Prices through the roof everywhere. I'm not the suspicious type, but from what I've read this has resulted from DEA involvement to limit/drive up prices of precursor chemicals, which was what caused the shortage for a year or two. Now, Wilshire has started to manufacture/distribute as well as Barr - so there is competition and prices should go back down. But they likely won't I'd wager. Some sharp journalist is going to get a hold of this and in a year or two we'll see a story in the news about Gov't/manufacturer collusion to intentionally drive up prices.

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I was paying $40-$60/month #180 10mg IR tabs. Last October (via GoodRx) $31 for #360 5mg IR tabs. Then it shot above $300, a week later to over $900. Now with GoodRx its $271+ #180 10mg IR tabs, and more for the 5mgs. Now getting Adderall ~$71/month #60 30mg IR tabs.

Besides Wilshire, about a year ago Mallinckrodt began producing immediate release tablets again. (They stopped several years ago.) However when I checked the price for the Mallinckrodt 9 months ago, it was much more then the Barr (Teva) was at the time. I sort of wonder if that gave Teva reason to increase their price? As a footnote, Mallinckrodt is also a producer of the bulk dextroamphetamine, which is purchased by others such as Teva to make dose units. (Those who make the pills and those who make the active pharmaceutical ingredient are not necessarily the same).

I don't buy the precursor and bulk price theory. If that's the case why didn't generic Adderall prices also go crazy. Why didn't Vyvanse prices also go up (proportional to the amount dextroamphetamine)? Further the precursor chemicals are inexpensive and used for other drugs and other industrial and technical uses. If the DEA or other policy makers are involved, I suspect there are concerns about dextroamphetamine being the cheapest and most "likable" as in abusable of the common stimulants. It is being increasingly prescribed as more adults are treated for ADHD and more of us don't have insurance. Solution: Raise the price and see Dexedrine go the way of Desoxyn.

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I never knew that the Mallinckrodt made the dexedrine tablets again until yesterday. I take 60 mg per day and 180 of them cost approx. $189 for me at my mom and pop pharmacy. I took these back when the green RP ones and Yellow Shield ones were being approved via insurance. It took almost a year but I have had psychotic reactions to everything that company makes except for the 10 mg tablets. I got Barr last month because they took the Ritalin patch off of my formulary and I had to take 40 mg of Ritalin in the AM too and they had a fit. I am hyperactive as hell and have been since age 5. In my opinion, if they are going to play games with these poorer versions then put the Dexedrine and Dextrostat tabs on the market. I miss those Dexedrine 5 mg tabs, they made me go from obnoxious, hyper and loud to Stepford citizen in 20 minutes. The other brand was better at bedtime. Spansules make me a zombie, like one of those kids on too much ADHD medicine. I guess I can be grateful that they are actually available again. I hope I get the Mikart brand at some point.

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After reading a lot of these posts, I guess I should feel "lucky". I've been taking dextroamphetamine tablets (Dextrostat - Barr generic) for YEARS. Not sure what my official diagnosis is, but I take it, in conjunction with clonazepam, to treat what I would call "treatment resistant depression with social anxiety tendencies + general anxiety (and possibly some ADD)". The combination works VERY WELL for me. I haven't had insurance for quite a while, but was still only paying about $25 for 60 x 10mg tablets/month until about a year ago. All of a sudden, EVERY pharmacy "ran out" of the drug, citing supply shortage. I've been able to keep filling it at Walmart, but the price jumped from $25 to $110/month. I've been coping as best I can; reducing my dose, and extending my refills, but I can't go on like this! I've reduced my dose way too much, and the depression/withdrawal from society has returned. I just can't afford it!
Before I settled on dextroamphetamine IR tablets, I tried "EVERYTHING", including Adderall, and Dexedrine. Adderall made me nervous and sweaty. Dexedrine (dextroamphetamine ER) gave me a lot of sleep problems.
My Dr. would probably switch me to Vyvanse, but I am skeptical, given the number of drugs I've tried that were not beneficial... Any more positive stories with Vivanse? I've only seen a few..
What should I do?

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teva controls their WAC price... companies can take reasonable price increase, which are regualated. Pharmacy companies decide with mark up they will charge. WAC price is what the pharmaceutical companies charge to buyers. Pharmacies then decide what drugs they want to make a profit on. Some they can sell for $4 to gain your business over another pharmacy... and decide to charge whatever they want on medications to stay competitive and still make money. Dont blame pharmaceutical companies!

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Don't bother with Colorado. I am f--k-ed too. My script went up to $803.00. I was in a CO program and they kicked me off because of the new price.

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I have taken Dexedrine in the generic versions such as Dextrostat and Dextroamphetamine for over 15 years. I take four 10 mg tablets three times a day for narcolepsy. I've tried Provigil, nuvigil, Adderall, Cylert, and Ritalin but nothing works for me like the Dexedrine. Within the last year I've noticed that the Dexedrine is not as strong as it used to be. I like the Dextrostat much better (the shield shaped ones someone mentioned in earlier posts)! At walgreens, my prescription cost over $200 in April 2012. The same prescription now costs almost $800. That's a 75% increase in price.
I just looked up TEVA. First thing I seen? One of their CEOs is getting over a $1 million bonus this year plus made 1.5 million. Plus got a million dollar sign on bonus. It goes on to say their average CEO salaries run between 9.3 and 17.2 million!!! But they are closing one place to lower costs. Maybe they should look at how much they pay the CEOs?!!

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Jenny,

After reading your post, I wanted to know if have any advice about finding sliding-scale programs. Obviously they exist, however after what I feel like are exhaustive searches, I haven't found a program that provides a sliding scale for any type of amphetamine. Any advice would be much appreciated!

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I have had the same problem, I was on dexedrine 15mg. And they got so expensive I had to switch to the 10mg.tablets which do not work as well, having lots of trouble staying awake as I have Narcolepsy.

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hi TSB, so you are taking the generic dextroamphetamine that I believe Teva manufacters? I took it for a few months a year and a half ago when Adderall was nowhere to be found in the Philadelphia area. that problem seems to have gone away - have you considered Adderall? More specifically, Adderall XR. I have the generic IR tablets for "as needed", but they are junk, especially after a few years when you have built up a level of tolerance. I've never abused them or taken extra, in fact I now find myself with extra of the IR pills. Adderall XR is GREAT. It's the only amphetamine left that is made by the original brand company, Shire. I always ask for the name brand, however I was laid off a few weeks ago and after Sept 30 I will cry and have to take the generic after I give blood and sell one of my kidneys.
All kidding (not really) aside, after almost 2 years of consistently taking it, I am very happy with Adderall XR. I take the 20 mg capsule and my doc prescribes me 3 per day so I have extra if needed, as some days I only take 2. I do not have narcolepsy, I have ADHD, and they are a wonder - however on the physical side, I was always extremely fatigue prone regardless of how much sleep I got and taking the Adderall has killed 2 birds with one stone, I have the focus I need AND a great side effect of pleasant energy! For what it's worth....

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all cheap Dextros are going or gone. will they come back? I don't know. i don't think it is capitalists rather i believe government is the culprit. regarding gouging- it may be and it may not be- we the people do not know anything. agencies and groups of all kinds have an interest in keeping a population ignorant and addicted. for me, i guess i'll go to private chemists. John acton said in a letter to a friend about 1900 that "Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely." Acton, a devout catholic was referring to the pope in his letter, but the maxim applies wherever power accumulates. To me, this means that all government is evil, so the best government is the least government. if you doubt this try negoiating or dealing with pan-faced government (federal, state, or local) employee who views you as an interuption, a number, or a criminal. the political spectrum consists of totalitarian government on the extreme left and anarchy on the extreme right. totalitarians like Mao, Hitler, Ho, Pol Pot, Stalin, Tito, et al were all socialists. anarchy is not much better, but anarchy is better than totalitarians. the best place to be is just to the left of anarchy. this condition enacts and enforces as few laws as possible to protect citizens from crime and still allow free trade between buyer and seller. once freedom is lost and it is lost, it is difficult to regain. good luck everyone.

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Try this "Prescription Assistance Program". I did an on line request, signed up for the free rx card. I also called them at their 800 number and they said they do not do dextroamphetamine and suggested alternatives, which I did not like because I already tried them. Anyway, after printing out the application and paying $10 for a yearly fee for the program, I decided not to bother with the application but cut out the free RX card. Tried it at a King Soopers, for a Desoxyn prescription, and it cost more then the dextroamphetamine because it is a methamphetamine. I tried Walmart and they would not take the rx card, and tried Rite Aide, and they would not take the card. King Soopers wanted $252.00 or $202.00 with the card, Walmart wanted $171.00 and rite aide wanted $168.00. I went to WALGREENS and they took the card. My total price is &72.00, over a $100.00 savings. I think that it will work for Dexadrine, too, but I am going on a priscription insurance in February when I will be on Medicare, and with my part D insurance, I will pay $4.00 or my Dextroamphetamine which I like better then the Desoxyn. O couse, I will have to pay $127.00 a month for the insurance, but I have to have that anyway cuz of Obama, plus having to pay around $120 for Medicare part B, too, so all in all, I will be paying around $250.00 for the privilege of being on medicare. haha Anyway, try that link, good luck, I think it will help any of you, I really hope & pray it does. Also, if you can't do it with the Dextroamphetamine, try the Desoxyn, it is the next best thing, it was for me anyway. It only comes in 5 mg tablets, but I use less then I did with the Dexies. I was on 2 dexies 3x dailey. I'm on 1 desoxyn 3 xs daily.

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