Wellbutrin Program Discontinued At Direct Success Pharmacy (Page 2)
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I've been getting name brand Wellbutrin XL 300 from Direct Success Pharmacy for several years, but I just found out yesterday that the cash program is no longer available as of October 31, 2016. So, I will be forced to switch to the generics again. I have had side effects from three of the generics on the market. I've tried Actavis, Mylan and Par. The best of the worst was probably Actavis so I guess I will try it again. Any advice? I am not eligible for any of the other patient assistance programs for the name brand drug.

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UPDATE and CORRECTION; I posted back on Feb 14 about the Valeant replacement program after I had called Valeant after finding out the Direct Success program was canceled. Now this is an update and correction to the post I made on Feb 14. Now that I have gotten the coupon, run it, read the find print, etc. I understand how this works. It is the same coupon on the website called the Wellbutrin XL Savings Program website. (Now the website is confusing because it's says 'up to $200 savings per 30 day supply' so I took that literally and assumed that program pays very little towards the thousands the med costs. Not true.) 1. You have to have commercial insurance 2. If your insurance would NEVER PAY, regardless of copays and deductibles, anything towards brand Wellbutrin XL (it's not on their formulary) it will cost you $100 for a 30 day supply. 3. If your insurance will cover or pay brand Wellbutrin XL, again regardless of copay or deductible situation, it will cost you $5 for a 30 day supply. Now using my situation as an example. My commercial insurance does cover brand Wellbutrin XL if my doctor says I have to take it over generics. But I have a very,very high deductible that I have to meet before any prescriptions, generic or brand, are paid for. I have not met my deductible. So with the coupon I only pay $5 for a 30 day supply. Basically my insurance paid nothing this refill but I only paid $5. On the Direct Success program I was paying $150 for a 3 month supply. Now it's $15 for 3 months! I am much happier! Any questions ask me. Oh by the way, in the fine print on the coupon, it does say Valeant can end this program at anytime without notice. That is what they did with the Direct Success Program. So enjoy the savings on these programs while you can. And if they end the program, call Valeant and ask. They may just have a new program starting. I was told on the phone this one is good for 2017 and for up to 12-30 day refills only. And the coupon says that also. For those without commercial insurance: call Valeant at the number in my Feb 14 post and ask about your situation.

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I had ordered wellbutrin xl from Kripps Pharmacy.

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I used Canada Drug Stop.

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Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. Do you mind telling me what pharmacy you used?

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Thank you so much for taking the time to answer my question. Do you mind telling me what website you went to? Or the name/number of the pharmacy?

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I took Canadian name brand Wellbutrin for 7 weeks this year. It's ineffective just like generics. There were pretty serious side effects like stomach problems, cough & breathlessness.

If you would like to try, I suggest you order the supply for one month. I filled my prescription from a real pharmacy from Vancouver for $30 (CAD 40 for 300 mg *30 tabs) plus $10 for shipping.

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I did originally order from Canada prior to learning about this new coupon, and I just recently got a 90 day supply, so I have not yet actually gotten a script filled with the coupon. I will definitely update this thread with my results once I do.

As for the experience with Canada, the mail order process took longer than I expected, mainly due to technical glitches trying to submit a scanned copy of the Rx, which I uploaded several times, then faxed, then emailed twice, and I came pretty close to running out of pills. So don't wait until the last minute if you're like me and your world comes crashing down when you miss a single dose.

I was also unpleasantly surprised when the order finally arrived and the pills looked like knock-offs. The ones I'm used to are stamped with "WELLBUTRIN XL 300" in black ink, while the ones I got were the same type of pill but stamped with "WXL 300" in gray ink. I freaked out at first, because my last experience with generic Wellbutrin actually landed me in the ICU, but then I found an image of the same pill on Valeant's own website (here: wellbutrinxl.com), so I felt more confident that this is just the Canadian version of the brand name stuff, and indeed I experienced nothing out of the ordinary when I started taking it. In fact, after doing a deepish dive to find out about the legitimacy of this weird Canadian pill, I'm pretty sure now that ALL brand name Wellbutrin is produced in Canada, and it's actually the US version of the stamp that's different from the standard.

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Did you order from Canada? If yes, would you mind sharing your experience so far? Thank you!

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Thanks Dave! will take a short term health insurance and give a try,not sure whether it will work.

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Yes, I have insurance through my work.

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Dave, Do you have commercial insurance? I took the coupon to walgreens today and was told this coupon only works with commercial insurance.

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I use Target/CVS. I had gone into the store the other day to have them run the Rx with the card to check the price, but I hadn't activated the card yet, so they put it on file and said I could just call back after I activated the card, which is what I did.

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Dave, what pharmacy did you use? How did you explain the whole thing to them --was it straightforward or did it require a lot of walking them through it?

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Holy crap. I just got my coupon card in the mail, activated it, and had my pharmacy run the prescription, and it came back as $15 for a 90-day supply! If I they had run it just a minute before applying the coupon, it would have been around $1,500 just for a 30-day supply. I have no idea what kind of game Valeant is playing with this drug, but I guess as long as they continue to provide weird secret loopholes like these, we'll all just have to play along and try not to think about it too hard.

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Rachel, when I called they just asked me whether I had commercial insurance. I said
Yes and that was the end of that conversation. It was a yes or no question. Maybe just say yes to the question so you can get the coupon?

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Thanks to this thread I learned that there are different makers of the generic version. I saw my doctor and was going to try and switch to a different brand all together but I really didn't want to because of the weight gain etc. Then after reading this thread I remember that my pill changed shape this last time and this is my second bottle. I have been on it a little over a week and I am doing much better. The first generic one caused depression and anxiety both. So, going to give it a try a little longer.
I also called the number and the card is coming so I really hope that works and I can go back on the name brand stuff and not have to "try a little longer".

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I used Direct Success for years, and called earlier this week to change my address before an anticipated shipment of refills I had expected later in the month. That's when I first found out the program had ended (without having received any notice), and I hadn't realized I was also out of refills. I looked up Valeant's coupon program, but confirmed with their Consumer Affairs department that I am ineligible because I now buy my insurance through the New York State marketplace (a "state health care program," according to their restrictions). I haven't found any options, and the lowest price I found through Rx Outreach is over $1200. I had awful reactions to the generic, although it has been nearly 10 years since I tried them. It may have been budeprion, as Dave says above.

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Nice. I just called Valeant and verified this too. It is a different coupon than the one at wellbutrinxl.com/savings, and evidently it does bring the cost down to $100 per 30 day supply. Will find out for sure once I get mine in the mail.

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Just called Valeant, the manufacturer, and they do have a replacement program for the Wellbutrin XL Guarantee Program that went through Direct Success Pharmacy. Its a coupon which you take to any pharmacy, it makes the cost $100 for a 30 day supply and the coupon is good for 12 refills. This is their 2017 program and they do not know at this time what 2018 program will be. They mail you this coupon which you receive 5-7 business days from calling. This is everything they told me. The phone number is 1-877-431-3578 and is for their Consumer Affairs. This program is not found on their website by the way.

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Any chance you have their phone number for the new program? Thank you.

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