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Nplate loss of response, antibodies to Nplate? 3 years 9 months ago #68150

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Meredith, by supplemental insurance do you mean 'Prescription Benefit Plan' or PDP? Not sure, isn't there a bunch of screw ball costing rules for them? There is a list of PDPs and Promacta costs on this page.
www.goodrx.com/promacta/medicare-coverage

I've looked at this before, briefly. Seems like it was 7 or so thousand total for a year's supply of 25mg tabs. Not sure.

If you poke around some, you should find some other links for patient assistance programs.

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Nplate loss of response, antibodies to Nplate? 3 years 9 months ago #68152

Meredith Offline Posts: 66 Thank you received: 2	I have Blue Cross Plan 65 as a supplemental. N Plate was entirely paid for. Do you think N Plate is hust as good?
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Nplate loss of response, antibodies to Nplate? 3 years 9 months ago #68162

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Meredith, are you currently taking Promacta or still trying Nplate or are you simply figuring out which treatment to try next? Nplate and Promacta are billed differently. Promacta is billed as a prescription and Nplate as a medical procedure since it's an injection given at a medical office. One is not better than the other. It's a matter of what works for you.

As Hal mentioned there are patient assistance programs. You or your doctor can contact the drug companies and/or drug assistance programs.

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Nplate loss of response, antibodies to Nplate? 3 years 9 months ago #68173

Meredith Offline Posts: 66 Thank you received: 2	Ow we sre trying to get Doptelet? But the co pay would be $2500 I have Medicare and Blue Cross Plan 65
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Nplate loss of response, antibodies to Nplate? 3 years 9 months ago #68174

Meredith Offline Posts: 66 Thank you received: 2	I never took Promacta
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Nplate loss of response, antibodies to Nplate? 3 years 9 months ago #68223

Hal9000 Offline Give me all your platelets and nobody gets hurt Posts: 1699 Karma: 10 Thank you received: 246	Meredith, some prefer Promacta. Others prefer Nplate. If medicare paid for Nplate and they started to allow self injection, that would be a real nice low cost way to do it. ITP Types and Treatments by HAL
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