Regular Member altair Posted July 5, 2004 Regular Member Share Posted July 5, 2004 Dr. Cooley gave me an RX for Propecia. My insurance RX card did not pay a dime! Is that normal for ins not to cover propecia? Has anyone delt with this problem? CVS charged me $60 for 30 pills! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member altair Posted July 5, 2004 Author Regular Member Share Posted July 5, 2004 Dr. Cooley gave me an RX for Propecia. My insurance RX card did not pay a dime! Is that normal for ins not to cover propecia? Has anyone delt with this problem? CVS charged me $60 for 30 pills! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Ailene Posted July 5, 2004 Regular Member Share Posted July 5, 2004 Hi! Unfortunately insurance does not cover anything to do with hair loss. Just remember the instructions you were given in the consult and this will at least make this more pocket book friendly. Also remember that you actually have some healthy hair and that the rim could drop so..protect it. Good luck! Keep us posted. Ailene Ailene Russell, NCMA Dr. Jerry Cooley's personal assistant and clinical supervisor for Carolina Dermatology Haircenter. My postings are my own opinion and may not reflect Dr. Cooley's opinion on any subject discussed. Dr. Jerry Cooley is a member of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member hairbgoin Posted July 5, 2004 Regular Member Share Posted July 5, 2004 have you heard of Proscar? It has the same active ingredient that Propecia has. It comes in 5mg pills that need to be divided into quadrants to get the approxiamte 1mg dosage. I just refilled my Proscar 30 pills , which equal 120 days, cost me $100. The added benefit is the cost plus insurance co.'s will cover this(sometimes) since it can be used for prostate meds. ---------------------------------------------------------- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member HairBeThere Posted July 5, 2004 Senior Member Share Posted July 5, 2004 ya, I just checked the price of proscar on my RX carriers web site. Must fall under their plan. $35 for 30 pills. 5mg's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Smoothy Posted July 6, 2004 Senior Member Share Posted July 6, 2004 It depends on your company's insurance Rx program. Most do not pay for drugs such as propecia or Viagra. My company prescription program did pay for propecia for about 4 yrs then last year they changed programs and now my propecia is not covered. However, most insurance Rx plans will pay for the 5mg version which is use in BPH. If so, then you just cut the tablet into 4ths. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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