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$1800 a month for betaseron, 300 a month for an oral chemo drug for crohn's, $65 every 3 months for birth control, about $150 a month for celebrex, plus vitamins

I'm going back to school in January mostly to just have a drug plan

Hi smathie2,
I notice you live in Ottawa, I live in Brantford (between Toronto & London) There is a program here in Ontario called Trilliam, don't know if you are aware of it, but they help to pay for medications. I'm not too sure how it works, I think you have to pay something every few months, but it's probably a lot less than you are paying for them now.
Just a thought that I wanted to shoot out to you. Might be worth looking into.
Let me know what you find out, and you could pass the info on to others.
Good Luck & Take Care
Wayne

You pay that out of pocket? You mus be rich to afford that.

I've head of trillian, But I'm luckily using the three free months of betaseron that my neurologist had because someone switched their medication. The rest of my medication I had stocked up on while I was still in school in July so I actually only have to pay for decembers medication.Come January I will be covered by two health plans so I won't have to pay anything at all. Thankfully my mother does investments for a living so I have been putting away $100 a month for the last four years of university and my investments have started to go up again. If they continue to grow like they have, I can just pay for the medication with the money I have made without touching what I've saved up.

Hi I was on Copaxone and my neurologist signed me up with Medco because at the time I didn't have ins. and I paid nothing...so check with your neuro and see if you can get the help with your Avonex I am sure the company that distributes it can help you. Hope this helps

When I had private insurance, I didn't have to pay for copax or betaseron because I qualified for both of their patient assistance programs. I think my copay would have been 300-600 a month.

I am just getting ready to start Copaxone. My co-pay is $50 a month but Shared Solutions will be covering that for me. I didn’t ask them for help but they offered it and said it was a way to keep their patients on their meds. My insurance is paying just over $2800 a month for my treatment.

Shared Solutions stressed that should I ever be without a job or insurance I should contact them right away and not stop taking my meds. They have special programs for those in need.

I pay about $80 a month for one brand name drug that insurance will not cover and about $60 in co-pays for everything else I am on.

1920 per month for rebif
Here in montreal

I know how much they say four shots of Avonex is without any insurance thank God I have Insurance. I have military ins. Mine only cost 9.00 for the copay. But without would be hold your breath take a seat and wait for it wait for it and 2800.00 now see if you can breath. it is unreal. But my meds cost around 110.00 a month right now. That is for everything and with Insurance no medicaid or medicare.