expenses

[juldea]

So, today I got an actual prescription for my Zoloft, right? No more silly trial packs. Goldbug, Karen, and I go to Walmart, and I make sure they take my insurance there, and give them the prescription. We do some shopping... I go to pick it up, and the guy tells me that the insurance didn't pick up that much of it, only about $20. So what's remaining? $197.

I told him I couldn't afford it, that I was sorry to trouble them, and left.

What do I do now? I was under the impression that the copay for medications was $15, but I guess not.

So I'm incredibly bummed over this. I had no idea it was so expensive - the whole time I worked at walmart, I never checked out a medication that was more than about $90. I thought medications usually cost about $30 or so.

Should I try and raise a fund? Everyone send me what money that can? I guess it doesn't change that it's $200/month.

I don't know what to do. I will call Dr. McNeil tomorrow.

Comments

[zenandtheart.livejournal.com]

er.. posted too early:) How can any company rationalise selling their product for that much? How could it possibly cost them that much to produce it? That's criminal, is what it is.. bloody pharmaceutical companies - evil!

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[juldea.livejournal.com]

Shrug, that's not how I see it, which is I guess the capitalist in me coming out :) I guess it would be nice to blame them for having high prices, but... I dunno. I'll have to post later about it, I have to go to work now.