Epi questions from newbie

[DysonsMom]

Can you tell me what to Google? We are going on a cruise in March, and I would really like to take more than 2.

[CMdeux]

There are links for up to $100 off of each purchase (from Mylan):

https://activatemysavings.com/epipen/

But other than Mylan's own patient assistance program (which takes quite a while and has a lot of documentation that our OP won't have-- that is, proof of income less than 200% of federal poverty standards, etc.) I am unaware of anything that provides them completely FREE.


Btw-- I have yet to run across anything more current than:

http://www.needymeds.org/papforms/deyepi0060.pdf

and

http://www.needymeds.org/drug_list.taf?_function=name&name=EpiPen%202-Pak&gname=epinephrine

for low-income assistance.  I am posting them both in case they are helpful.

[yelloww]

Are Auvi Q's cheaper with the coupons? Something else to consider as an option.

[twinturbo]

Only with insurance, which is exact nature of the problem OP is in. She's caught in an uninsured gap. I feel like I should query someone from ACA and normally I'm quite stalwart about penetrating government bureaucracy but I don't know where to find purchase on that one that gets the sort of answer that I can point another to. No one should have to make that decision to get life threatening medication for their child.

Feelings aside, it's the how does it get done so we would have a more practical answer. Insurance and taxes I'm terrible at both.

[DysonsMom]

Ahh...gotcha. I see that the coupon does have a no copay with insurance. That actually will help. I will get another prescription from the doctor after we are insured.
Thanks everyone!

[Former Member]

The website I use gives you a coupon for free epipens, not $100 off.  I just filled a rx for 2 two packs over the weekend and paid $0.  Would the moderators consider changing it so that a guest post a link?  I would love to post it since it seems like others are wasting money.  I realize you don`t want spammers, but people are wasting a lot of money paying for something that is so easily obtained for free.  This offer is good until the end of 2014.

[Former Member]

Also, the website I use does not require you to have insurance.  The epipens are free for everyone, with insurance or without. 

[twinturbo]

Can you post it as plain text? Is it activatemysavings? Double-checking that it's not a case of $0 co-pay.

[AdminCM]

Would the moderators consider changing it so that a guest post a link

Unfortunately, no, sorry-- because of forum spam.

We get plenty of actual registrations already which are for that purpose-- and we have layers of "newbie" permissions to deal with it, actually.  Plenty of other sites won't even allow that much-- we do, but there's absolutely NO reason why you can't register, then unregister.

[Macabre]

Or, you know--register and stay.