Bill Says:
Yes There Are Generic Suboxone
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sean21 Says:
there is a generic Suboxone out now. they begin shipping them to pharmacies the last week of February. also, if you have any type of insurance you will automatically get the generic suboxin. The doctor has no say in whether you get the name brand or generic really. even if he writes a prescription for suboxone, the pharmacist will automatically give you the generics if you have insurance. if you don't have any insurance, you can ask the pharmacist to give you generics because they are cheaper. Plus, R and B has stopped making the name brand suboxin pills. they are only making be films now. So whenever your pharmacy runs out of the original suboxin, there will not be any more.
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Hi I take subs and I'm getting the strips and I rather have the pill my guestion is wut is the name of it the pill from because I called my insurance company to make sure that the pill would b covered if I switched to the pill and they could not find it my pharmacy has them to I called the pill form of suboxone they have.So I would have my doctor write it out as the pill form also is it the same price as the strips.
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pam Says:
as of March 1 2017 Humana stop paying for the suboxone films now you only get the suboxone tablets can anyone tell me if passport is gonna stop paying for the suboxone films because I'm seriously thinking about changing my insurance company over to passport
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Cat lady Says:
Cat lady to people who need a doctor. Norton's fincastle in Louisville primary care physicians will referred me to a dr who specializes in sub strips or whatever works. Takes passport! Praying for you
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Gametime Says:
Not true. Insurance pays for all of mine, the visit and the medication.
BlueCross Blue Shield.
Granted, there is a fairly decent deductible that had to be met ($1000, but that is satisfied after 3.5 vists @ $300 every 28 days)...maybe that is why?
My doc only gives me 28 days worth because, well, i really don't know honestly.
I only take 2 mg buprenorphine/naloxone (2/.5) and i'll tell you what...i'll be on it for the remainder of my life. If you're just beginning this journey...bite the bullet and suffer for a week. It is imperative that you begin your taper immediately (if you're ready obviously)...if you EVER want to be clean.
I've gone 1 FULL month...full blown withdraws and almost died from dehydration and lack of electrolytes (vomit + diarrhea + extreme sweat for an entire month = bad news). I was told I'll never be able to get off so I'm going back to methadone because if I'm going to be on drugs, I might as well take a drug that doesn't block my own body's endogenous opioids (which is what suboxone does; blocks your endorphins so you can't feel ANY pleasure nor will you get that feeling of accomplishment if you do something good with your life because that "pat on the back" for a job well done is created by endorphins (and other NTs) and suboxone blocks all opiate-like receptors...
FUN FACTS about SUBOXONE:
1) less than 2mg of suboxone acts as an AGONIST on the opioid receptor site.
2) 32 mg is the MAX working dose of suboxone (ceiling effect), but the effects are pretty much done at about 12 mg (the increase in efficacy from 1mg - 2 mg is WAY more than 16mg to 32 mg even though the dose is 'doubled')...opioids doses (specifically when titrating down, must be thought of in a "percent change" vs "mg per mg change"...
3) Suboxone trials (and most literature pertaining to the drug and its efficacy) were conducted with the reference data that had a COMPLETELY different delivery vector as what is actually used today (are you really surprised? lol)
What do I mean?
- Suboxone literature clearly states that it was studied as a suspension in ethanol
- Why does that matter? This is insane, but true:
Suboxone's sublingual BA (bioavailability) is increased (as an *additive* increase) AS MUCH AS 70% when the drug is delivered via this etOH suspension, but, pharma now uses a chemical to open up your vessels under your tongue (to "increase absorption") ... and thus the "suboxone film blister" that can arise for some people who use the film regularly.*
*Please don't abuse this information (as drug addicts tend to use information like this for) ...you're on suboxone for a reason (to break that habit and lifestyle), and I doubt it is to feel high. Be smart. Ask questions. Addiction is NOT the drugs fault. Addiction is NOT the persons fault. Addiction is over 90% attributed to the environment a person surrounds themselves with as well as activities the person chooses to participate in to "have fun"...research it, the truth about addiction that is generally accepted is propaganda for big pharma. Now that I'm off my soap box, be safe and take care.
[This isn't medical advice]
*I found the above text, in its entirety, on a napkin in a bar and felt like sharing - because I can*
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Jedd Says:
I have an appointment there Friday & I will truthfully say that opiates have taken my life over bow I have to have at least 3 suboxone films to even get me through a day so I'm wondering how many they give a day there
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THE MAN Says:
I've got Obamacare and before I got screwed over by it... all I had to pay was $10 for the 60 8/2 actual strips as well( non generic) at Walgreens no less Jacksonville Florida.... no Walgreens doesn't cover Obamacare so I have to go to Publix.... it's almost 2 years going good until a few months ago and now I'm paying 350 out of pocket because the doctor sent the wrong doctor's authorization...
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Kat Says:
Try second chance clinic in Lexington. They do take passport
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randall Says:
I have passport. I've called every where I can but have yet to find a doctor that doesn't have a waiting list that isn't 2 months or longer. I won't be alive in 2 months. Opiates have taken my whole life away. And I'm positive that without help now my family will be planning my funeral. Does anyone know a doc without a waiting list that accepts passport? I don't want to die. Please help.
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Robin Says:
I am in corbin and i go to 2nd chance in lexington and i have wellcare. It's a bit of a drive, but it is covered at 100 percent for the visits, counseling, and medication.
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dewayne Says:
what uinsurance do they take and does it cover the pharmacy
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Blue pixie Says:
Self refind in Barbourville ky will and there is many more just look up location closest to you.
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Fedup Says:
I live in KY and have Passport Insurance and can not find a dr that will take my insurance for the office visit. Does anyone know of any clinics or doctors that will take Passport for the office visit?
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Sassy Says:
I went to the doctor yesterday (7-20-2016) I got the suboxone strip. Insurance paid. It was auth..
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Rebecca Says:
My Dr just ordered me suboxone tab 3x day. The insurance, through Medicare, will cover brand name however, the generic is only available for the pharmacy. I looked it all up and it's a lousy drug company insisting it be packaged safely. So, they take it off the market, even though. FDA rules against them. So I'm screwed either way. I can have generic subutex, which is abused like crazy, or the film, and yes, can be easily abused. Absolutely ridiculous! I am in so much pain that it takes too much pain medication and, there it is again, abuse.
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Fez Says:
I've been paying 60 dollars a week to see suboxone doctor,,on top been paying 150 for script a week..this is ridiculous,,, people need this medication to function,,why not make it affordable,,it's ashame..I can't afford it anymore and do not have insurance......
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Denise Says:
I live n Eastern Kentucky and I've been trying to find a clinic for months that will except well care...it's impossible to get help
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Mike Holca Says:
It is not true that suboxone doctors do not accept Medicaid, some do, for example certain offices at University of Louisville Hospital group has doctors that do, and there are others.
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denise Says:
I agree 100%...I think the law should have no say in what a Dr. thinks is right for his/her patient
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zachattack92 Says:
You actually think that a bunch of different films that are exactly the same and are LABELED as such have differing content of buprenorphine because of some number in the lot/batch code on the back of the wrapper? wow.
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Emme Says:
It is really sad that insurance company bureaucrats can dictate what is and is not acceptable treatment for addiction... Suboxone is proven to work and is acknowledged as ethical and prudent medical treatment. Honestly, they would probably spend a LOT less by paying for the appointments and prescriptions for someone who wants to be clean than they will end up paying down the road for the complications that arise from illicit opiate use (most of which can be blamed solely on the war on drugs, not the drugs themselves)
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