Corkie,
That price is high, maybe you should being some type of insurance coverage that covers drug costs. A policy must cost allot less than $600 a month.
I have BC/BS's Federal Coverage the price I pay $65 for name brand drugs or $10 for a generic. It's the same cost for a week's quantity or 90 days of the same medicine. I always buy 90 days of name brand.
Tim B.
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From: uniquepnk tds.net <Uniquepnk@tds.
To: epilepsy@yahoogroup
Sent: Thu, November 12, 2009 9:18:22 PM
Subject: Re: [epilepsy] Keppra versus Keppra XR
Corkie,
I had been on the regular Keppra since it was put on the market. I didn't
have any problems it until they put me on the generic. When I started it, I
started having seizures more often and after the second dose. I got my
doctors to switch back to the brand name and forgot it at home and all I had
with me was the generic form and the next day I had another seizure. My
neurologist put me on the Keppra XR back in March of this year. It seems to
work better than the other did. The neurologist at the hospital told me that
the Keppra XR stays in your bloodstream at a constant level and the regular
Keppra comes into the bloodstream and peaks after so long;then starts
declining when it gets time for the next dose. Both done alright for me,
but the Keppra XR does seem to be a little bit stronger. I am on a smaller
dose of it than regular Keppra.Hope this helps. Take care.
Tammy
On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 8:32 PM, CorineW <corkiewol@yahoo.
>
>
> My neuro gave me a prescription for the XR after being on regular Keppra
> for several weeks, bumping the dosage every week. Man was I shocked when I
> saw the cost. Almost $600 for one month supply taking 2000 mg a day. Have
> any of you found that the XR is worth the huge price tag versus being able
> to use generic regular Keppra? I've only been on it a few days, but actually
> have had 2 seizures a day which is an increase for me. Corkie
>
>
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