betaseron cost

What plans cover at least some of the Rebif cost? My copay with Humana was about $300 per month. Would like not to exceed this amount.

My classmate and friend, who is also the pharmacy tech where I pick up most of my prescriptions, blurted out an expletive when she saw how a one-month supply of Betaseron injections cost ($4600). Luckily my co-pay was $1 through Medicaid, which I'm eligible for so long as I remain a dirt poor student. As much as I want to be cynical about big pharmaceutical companies, I had a $10 co-pay through Bayer's Betaseron patient assistance program when I was without insurance.

I just called the neuro office and they told me the doc had ordered Betaseron, so I am going to look that one up as i am not sure if that is one drug or one of many, thanks Tyler

Hi tammy and welcome to this side of the diagnostic mountain. I'm sorry you have joined our dx'd club, but at least you have a name for what is bothering you. As for the prescription, Alex and Julie are so right that you can let the neuro's office take the next go at your insurance company. Please do not despair about this glitch - if nothing else, there are patient assistance programs from all of the pharmaceutical companies that will also help with the drug cost.

I have been off of Betaseron for about 2 weeks now and my eyes are back to being very uncomfortable. Before I started Avonex eye pressure and pain was a huge problem. Now it is is starting again.

m not on betaseron, but am glad to hear you are making a change to see if you can find a combination to slow your MS. Getting the new MRI done on the stronger machine is so important for your baseline... it will give your new neuro a good view as to where you are coming from. And you're right, it might show where you have new damage that is causing your changes.

Okay so my neurologist says to look at Gilenya and wants to start this in the next week or so. I decide to compare cost. I am amazed at the cost of the cost of the Betaseron. Been out since 1993 and the cost is still over $30,000 per year, REALLY!!!!!! No wonder there are those who choose to not take the DMD and treat the relapses. If my copay is 20% can you imagine???????

ve been trying to figure out what to do about health insurance. My neurologist and I were discussing Betaseron and gawking at the out-of-pocket cost. Luckily he was nice enough to waive the fee for my next visit, but we haven't figured out a solution for the medication. He told me to come back when I got insurance so I could get a proper diagnosis and a prescription. Does Medicaid cover Betaseron?

If you have found a drug that works and you have no side effects that is fantastic and I do remember being told that it is the same as Betaseron. Obviously all down to cost and it is good to be cynical sometimes. I am not convinced drs always have patients interests at heart when they are managing budgets. Keep well and let us know when you start and how you get on.

I've been on Betaseron since a year after I was diagnosed in 2000. On August 20th, I quit taking Betaseron cold turkey when I finally received my new oral medication Tecfidera. For the last few days I have been dealing with horrible body aches, diarrhea, cold sweats & the inability to eat (not feeling sick, just not being hungry or interested in eating). I do not have a fever, a cough, allergies or anything else I can conclude to be at fault for these annoying symptoms.

My Neuro wants me to switch from Rebif to Betaseron. I have been taking Rebif since March 09 and have had to do one round of Solu Medrol in May and will find out tomorrow if I have to do another. I also have pretty bad injection site reactions which is why the Neuro wants the switch. I guess Rebif has acid in the injection and it makes the site reactions worse? My question is, I am under the impression that Betaseron is not pre mixed and also that there is not an auto injector?

I just received my letter stating that I can receive Betaseron for $50 a month. We have to pay up front on our insurance, so I filled out the form for patient assistance (upon Betaseron rep's recommendation). I found the form by googling "Betaseron Patient Assistance Program". Have you been directed to the form?

My gait is somewhat labored, I have intention tremor in my hands and some numbness on my left side. I am considering stopping my Avonex becausse of the cost. Have not seen my neurologist yet but want another persons opinion also.

My insurance prescription coverage only covers generic drugs and since there is no generic drug for Copaxone it would cost me $10,000 for a 3 month supply! I obviously do not have that kind of money, not really sure who could afford that but anyway... I was working with Shared Solutions and their medication assistance only to be told that I was inelidgeable for the assistance.

I have been taking Betaseron for over 14 years, with no substantial side effects. I was told I would have to switch over to Extavia after the first of the year. ??????????? I have a couple problems with the Extavia, One being it looks to me that Extavia may be trying to save some money ,[[ At the patients expense ] one--a possible cheaper syringe???

The specialist at UCSF is switching me to Tysabri and has told me to go ahead and stop my Betaseron. It has now been 2 shots that I missed (well didn't take) and for the past 2 days I have been feeling like someone beat the crud outta me. My husband is insisting it is cuz I am not taking my shots. I don't see how that can be. We went to UCSF Monday night (4 hr drive), had my Dr appt Tues which took 4 hrs.

Generally only tier 1 is totally free of co-pay and that would cost me an additional $$ premium. To take advantage of that FREE generic, I would have to figure up how much I usually spend for generics and see if it is lesser to upgrade. Your basic question. NO, DMD drugs are not generic, they have not been around that long and my personal opinion is that I do not want generics "messing" with something that crucial to my health.

I'm stressing about the cost of drugs. I don't even have a ballpark idea of what this is going to be like. I guess none of these drugs go on the first or second tier of my prescription coverage formulary. What happens if you don't have the money? Do some DMDs cost less than others?

He did warn me about the miscarage risk. The last visit, he said to get off Betaseron 1 month before ttc. The BetaPlus nurse said give it two months. My husband and I discussed this. The current plan is to get off the Betaseron at the end of next week. That would be 2 wks in to the last pack of bc pills. We are planning to use alternate methods of bc for the next cycle. That would put me off of Betaseron 8 wks prior to the hoped for conception, and off the bc pills for 6 wks.

Through the MS LifeLines Access Made Simple program, you may be eligible to get Rebif® (interferon beta-1a) at no cost, or for no more than $50 per month, for up to one year of treatment. Best of all, MS LifeLines takes care of all the paperwork.... http://www. mslifelines. com/rebif/insurance/ access-made-simple. jsp?intcmp The following assistance programs info provided by MSAA...msassociation.

Pretty much said I wouldnt be sitting there looking like this if I had been on meds (not sure that that is entirley true only a 30% chance in my opinion) She gave me the option of another med covered by my health insurance which is Betaseron. Gave me the CD to watch and sent RX to pharmacy. Of course I come home and read all teh possible side effects and its making me want to do nothing now. I am so med paranoid (and Im a Nurse for Pete's sake!

Hard to answer your question without more information. Why do you have only those four choices? Avonex (which I’ve used for 11 years) and others are notably absent from your list. Avonex, Rebif, and Betaseron have been around longest and have the strongest safety profiles. If your MS is more aggressive, then you may be more inclined to consider Gilenya, Tecfidera, Aubagio, or Tysabri. All of the DMDs are discussed from a neutral perspective at the link below: http://www.nationalmssociety.

I have been on Betaseron since 1995. I have not had an attack since I started using the Betaseron. 3 1/2 year ago I slipped on the stairs and landed hard on my tailbone. A pain shot up through my back and gave me a terrible headache. Over the next few days, my leg started going numb. Went to the doctor and he sent me for x-rays and gave me muscle relaxants. Nothing on the x-ray. Sent me to my neurologist. He examined me and said it was MS and had me take three courses of solumedrol.

So the doc tells me I don't have a UTI. That's the good news. The bad news is that I'm still experiencing muscle spasms and spasticity on Betaseron. I thought this would go away when the fever resolved, but it hasn't. Who else on here is taking Betaseron (or some sort of interferon?) And if so, did you have problems with muscle stiffness, and did it resolve?

You may want to infer on the cost of Rebif, Avonex, and Betaseron with your insurance company. You may also want to contact MS Lifelines (for Rebif), Avonex (I think its MSActiveConnect), and BetaPlus (for Betaseron), too, to see if there's something they can do to defray costs. I'd call the Shared Solutions people first. They may be able to help defray quite a bit of the cost.

I too read in an article or publication on APS and MS. I've read that MS patients can have a low to medium positive result in the anticardiolipin IgG or IgM who are on beta-interferons.. It also stated a significant fraction of patients with true MS may have positive serology for IgG or IgM anticardiolipin antibody. My research has stated via Neurology books (googled them and you can get snippets of pages) that there are people with MS who have positive serology for IgG or M.

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