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From: N9QPI on 5 Mar 2006 07:28
I am curious to find out what people are paying for Metformin. My bottle
says Metformin 500mg Tab Sandoz Qty 120. I got mine filled at the local
wal-mart and it cost me $24.00, that is my copay for the prescription. I
have seen in some posts that some people are paying around $8.00 to $10.00.
Just wondering if I am overpaying or are there other discounts people are
getting thru Medicaid or Medicare. My insurance is thru my employer and the
provider is Cigna and it is Open Access Plus. My med card says Rx
$10/20/35/50. My next thing is to check Cigna's website and see what they
are showing the dollar amounts stand for.

Is purchasing meds and supplies online cheaper and is it safe to do so?
Thanks in advance.


--


Jim
diag 01/23/06, H1ac 8.91, 2x500mg Metformin 2x daily, BG 14 day average 129,
highest to date BG 308 - Lowest 75



From: W.M.McKee on 5 Mar 2006 08:59
On Sun, 05 Mar 2006 12:28:15 GMT, "N9QPI" <jimpclee(a)earthlink.net>
wrote:

>I am curious to find out what people are paying for Metformin. My bottle
>says Metformin 500mg Tab Sandoz Qty 120. I got mine filled at the local
>wal-mart and it cost me $24.00, that is my copay for the prescription. I
>have seen in some posts that some people are paying around $8.00 to $10.00.
>Just wondering if I am overpaying or are there other discounts people are
>getting thru Medicaid or Medicare. My insurance is thru my employer and the
>provider is Cigna and it is Open Access Plus. My med card says Rx
>$10/20/35/50. My next thing is to check Cigna's website and see what they
>are showing the dollar amounts stand for.
>
>Is purchasing meds and supplies online cheaper and is it safe to do so?
>Thanks in advance.

My last bottle of very nice smelling pills (500mg) cost $15.00 at
Eckerds. I guess maybe I have better insurance than I thought!

Will, T2
From: flathman on 5 Mar 2006 10:16
check the prices online at www.costco.com
you do NOT have to be a member of Costco to use their pharmacy - either on
line or in the store itself.
I don't have prescription insurance.. "3 month" supply of Metformin 1000
mg PLUS a "3 month supply" of my blood pressure medication, Lisinopril, was
less than $30.00 (note this is the TOTAL for the 2 meds)!

Sam's Club has the same policy for their pharmacy... you do not have to be a
member.
My husband found that Sam's club was a little cheaper than Costco for his
thyroid medication.
Jackie


"N9QPI" <jimpclee(a)earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:zPAOf.7090$S25.1845(a)newsread1.news.atl.earthlink.net...
:I am curious to find out what people are paying for Metformin. My bottle
: says Metformin 500mg Tab Sandoz Qty 120. I got mine filled at the local
: wal-mart and it cost me $24.00, that is my copay for the prescription. I
: have seen in some posts that some people are paying around $8.00 to
$10.00.
: Just wondering if I am overpaying or are there other discounts people are
: getting thru Medicaid or Medicare. My insurance is thru my employer and
the
: provider is Cigna and it is Open Access Plus. My med card says Rx
: $10/20/35/50. My next thing is to check Cigna's website and see what they
: are showing the dollar amounts stand for.
:
: Is purchasing meds and supplies online cheaper and is it safe to do so?
: Thanks in advance.
:
:
: --
:
:
: Jim
: diag 01/23/06, H1ac 8.91, 2x500mg Metformin 2x daily, BG 14 day average
129,
: highest to date BG 308 - Lowest 75
:
:
:


From: Jenny on 5 Mar 2006 11:03
flathman wrote:
> check the prices online at www.costco.com
> you do NOT have to be a member of Costco to use their pharmacy - either on
> line or in the store itself.
> I don't have prescription insurance.. "3 month" supply of Metformin 1000
> mg PLUS a "3 month supply" of my blood pressure medication, Lisinopril, was
> less than $30.00 (note this is the TOTAL for the 2 meds)!

Wow!!!! That's a bunch less than I am paying with my obscenely
overpriced health insurance that supposedly covers prescriptions.

--Jenny

http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes Diabetes Info

http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org/newlydiagnosed.htm Get Your Blood
Sugar Under Control
From: Shawn Hirn on 5 Mar 2006 11:46
In article <zPAOf.7090$S25.1845(a)newsread1.news.atl.earthlink.net>,
"N9QPI" <jimpclee(a)earthlink.net> wrote:

> I am curious to find out what people are paying for Metformin. My bottle
> says Metformin 500mg Tab Sandoz Qty 120. I got mine filled at the local
> wal-mart and it cost me $24.00, that is my copay for the prescription. I
> have seen in some posts that some people are paying around $8.00 to $10.00.
> Just wondering if I am overpaying or are there other discounts people are
> getting thru Medicaid or Medicare. My insurance is thru my employer and the
> provider is Cigna and it is Open Access Plus. My med card says Rx
> $10/20/35/50. My next thing is to check Cigna's website and see what they
> are showing the dollar amounts stand for.
>
> Is purchasing meds and supplies online cheaper and is it safe to do so?
> Thanks in advance.

I pay around $2 for a 30 day supply, but comparing cost vs. price makes
no sense because many of us have a different prescription plan and some
people do not have any prescription plan at all.
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