Sudden Dextroamphetamine Price Quadruple???? (Page 6)
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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