Posted by Rick on November 1, 2001, at 19:29:53
In reply to mofafinil and insurance companies, posted by krista on November 1, 2001, at 12:35:26
My employer's insurance plan (via United Healthcare and Merck-Medco) is pretty liberal and has been paying for my Provigil 100% for over two years -- even though it is on their non-preferred list and is being used off-label.
My guess is that this will soon come to an end, though. We just received a topline overiew of our 2002 plan, with a long explanation of how medical costs and claims are soaring, which will cause our premiums to rise 30%. I notice that no mention was made of the 2002 drug reimbursement details, which in my mind is a bad omen. Assuming my suspicions are correct (hope not!), I've been expecting this to happen.
I know that at one time Cephalon was offering some patient assitance programs, but I don't know if they still apply, or if they'd consider off-label uses. You still might want to check their Provigil website, www.provigil.com.
One strategy is to make sure you don't take more than you really need (wise for reasons other than price, too). I was prescribed 200 mg/day, but found that -- at least in tandem with my other meds -- 100 really works better. You may already know this. but the 200's are easy to snap in half.
Adrafinil may work as well, better, or worse for you. You would need quarterly liver tests. (You should probably get them twice a year anyway if you're on ANY psychotropic). And I don't know about you, but I don't feel comfortable with ordering meds from overseas.
Rick
> Is there another drug like Modafinil. My insurance refuses to cover the drug! man I hate insurance companies! I'd even be willing to order the drug from another country if the price is less.
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> krista
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