Let’s face it, for some, taking medication is a daily necessity. Even with insurance, some medications can be painful to pay for month after month. And if one doesn’t have insurance it can be even more difficult to manage.
A number of types while scrolling through coupons on coupons.com I saw the ad “Pay as low as $0 for your epipen precription” or something like that. It caught my attention because my one son needs an Epipen due to bee sting allergies. I didn’t really check it out though. I always thought. “Oh it’s not what it seems” or “It’s probably just for those that don’t have insurance or are on a fixed income, I have insurance I’m sure it won’t help me”.
Well I went to pick up my UC medication at Rite Aid. I take Lialda which is a name brand prescription. I was paying about $18/mo with my insurance and considered myself lucky. Then my pharmacy tech says to me “Angie do you have one of those discount cards for your prescription since you have to take this every month?” I told her “No I didn’t think they worked” She said “Yea just go to the Lialda website. Fill out a form and you’ll get a card in the mail. You can print a temporary one. It will save you some money” Well since my pharmacy recommended it I figured I’d give it a try. I went to the Lialda website and sure enough there as the info. I filled out the form, printed my temporary card and took it with me the next time I got it filled. My pharmacy was able to put it in my account. Now instead of $18 I only pay $10. Sure it’s not a big savings but hey, anything’s better than nothing right?
So then I went to the epipen site through that link on coupons.com and did the same thing. Now instead of paining $30 for my son’s double packs I pay $18.
It doesn’t cost anything so it can’t hurt to see if you can also save money. If you take a name brand medication, visit their website to see if they have a similar program. Epipen and Lialda do for sure.
