Do you mean filgrastim? And are you saying Dengue fever? It would be a surprising though perhaps not impossible use of filgrastim. Dengue is usually treated by pain managers and sometimes hospitalization and a blood transfusion.
Anyway, if you have a legitimate prescription from a doctor, you should be able to fill it in the United States.
For this reason, patients are prescribed antibiotics and even receive injections to increase white blood counts (such as filgrastim or lenograstim).
If this 0.4 value really pertains to your white counts, then I believe this is really low and what you are experiencing is a condition called 'febrile neutropenia'. I would suggest you ask your doctor about filgrastim or lenograstim injections aside from the Levaquin.
Regards.
Filgrastim is also prescribed as pegfilgrastim (called Neulasta). My doctor used the 500 neutrophill count as a cut-off, so every time I got down around 500 I used Neulasta. The interferon drops neutrophils and platelets. Some people can do okay with low neutrophils but just as many end up with kidney and sinus infections, etc., that make you even more miserable.
Doctors unable to give any explanation for such wide variations on a dose to dose basis. Till date, I have also taken 5 doses of Filgrastim - the WBC Stimulator.
Can you pleae advice possible reasons for such wide fluctuations.
So you have submitted your receipts to the insurance company for reimbursement and they have been declined? They may be looking for a doctor to verify that you require methadone. Insurance companies can be so picky. T's need to be crossed and I's need to be dotted. It make little sense sometimes and often ends up costing them more money.
I suggest that you make an appointment with your physician and explain the situation.
Neulasta® (pegfilgrastim) or NEUPOGEN® (Filgrastim) may reduce your chance of getting an infection, but it does not prevent all infections. An infection can happen anytime your neutrophil counts are low. Look for signs of infection, such as fever, chills, rash, sore throat, diarrhea, or redness, swelling, or pain around a cut or sore. If you have any of these signs, contact your health care professional immediately.
http://www.neulasta.com/starting-chemo-with-neulasta/about-neulasta-neupogen.
visit, you get a form from your insurance company that is specifically for claims reimbursement. (You may be able to print it on line at your ins. companies web site.)
You fill out the form,then you attach your HICFA (the medical forms you have from your dr. stating the diagnosis codes, what was done, and what they charged you) and wait for reimbursement. If they are going to pay, they will. If not, wait for a denial and then appeal it if you feel it is warranted.
Hi,
With modern medical advances, especially effective anti-emetics, and growth factors (filgrastim), chemotherapy has become safer and more tolerable over the last decade or so.
Hair loss will be your major side effect, and some intermittent illnesses may also be expected during the course of chemotherapy. But your overall long-term benefit will be much more than these temporary effects.
All the Best!
Ditto...what are the reasons behind the infertility, do you know?
You can discuss ‘Neupogen (filgrastim) with the doc; this is a GCSF drug that stimulates bone marrow production of white cells. It is generally initiated when absolute neutrofils reach .500 or that vicinity; some docs allow closer to .350, depending on occupation and other matters.
If by high deductible health plans (HDHP), you are referring to Health Savings Account (HSA) eligible HDHP, there is another way you can insure getting negotiated rates and that is by finding an HSA administrator that offers “Auto Reimbursement”. I am aware of a couple of institutions that offer Auto Reimbursement & the one that checks your claims against negotiated rates is Sterling Bank. You can learn more about Sterling Bank through the link below;
http://www.sterlingsavingsbank.
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