Tirosint/Insurance

[steveh6142]

Retail has gone to $49.95, is not on Humana or most formularies , in fact, Humana  has turned down  my Endo's request to allow it. Since it isn't on the formulary it  doesn't apply to my  deductible. I now have to switch back to Synthroid. What is being done to have Insurers add this to their formularies

[Barb135]

My script was filled June 4, and I get 90 days, so I guess I'll find out next month.

It's been out long enough, now that the price should be going down, not up....... lol

[codyc]

Tirosint went up in price as of July 1st. It used to cost me $32 for one month with BCBS  and now it is $62. I called my insurance company and they indicated that indeed the pricing had gone up. I really like Tirosint as I don't have the reactions to it like I did to the fillers in Synthroid.

[Barb135]

GERD is a symptom of hypothyroidism.  I'd already gotten my levels high enough on generic levo and generic liothyronine to get off the GERD med.  I'm on a lower dose of Tirosint, than I was levo.

What are your current hormone levels?  Maybe you need an increase in med.

Many people find that they need a lower dose on Tirosint, because it's completely dissolved and is better absorbed.  

[steveh6142]

Thank you for your thoughts.

What's crazy is after several weeks on Tirosint I no longer needed gerd meds and my nose stopped running while I was eating. A Walgreen pharmacist told me she also didn't need gerd meds. I checked Canada Drugs but it is not available.  I started on Synthroid this morning.

[Barb135]

My Tirosint costs $85.44 for 3 months ($28.48/month).  You might want to check other pharmacies and see if you can get it cheaper somewhere else.

While my insurance doesn't cover any of the cost, because it's not a preferred medication, it says on the pharmacy slip "Your plan saved you $31.51....... I guess that's simply because I have the insurance.

I doubt if anything is being done to get this added to insurance formularies, because it isn't a preferred med and from what I can learn, not a lot of doctors are even prescribing it, at this point.  My pcp doesn't even know what it is; fortunately, he doesn't manage my thyroid.......lol  Insurance companies want clients on generics (Tier 1 meds), because they cost less, but most brand names are Tier 2.  

Most likely, when I get on Medicare next year, I'll be switching back to either Synthroid or generic levo, as well.  Anything to keep us sick....