My script was filled June 4, and I get 90 days, so I guess I'll find out next month.
It's been out long enough, now that the price should be going down, not up....... lol
Tirosint went up in price as of July 1st. It used to cost me $32 for one month with BCBS and now it is $62. I called my insurance company and they indicated that indeed the pricing had gone up. I really like Tirosint as I don't have the reactions to it like I did to the fillers in Synthroid.
GERD is a symptom of hypothyroidism. I'd already gotten my levels high enough on generic levo and generic liothyronine to get off the GERD med. I'm on a lower dose of Tirosint, than I was levo.
What are your current hormone levels? Maybe you need an increase in med.
Many people find that they need a lower dose on Tirosint, because it's completely dissolved and is better absorbed.
Thank you for your thoughts.
What's crazy is after several weeks on Tirosint I no longer needed gerd meds and my nose stopped running while I was eating. A Walgreen pharmacist told me she also didn't need gerd meds. I checked Canada Drugs but it is not available. I started on Synthroid this morning.
My Tirosint costs $85.44 for 3 months ($28.48/month). You might want to check other pharmacies and see if you can get it cheaper somewhere else.
While my insurance doesn't cover any of the cost, because it's not a preferred medication, it says on the pharmacy slip "Your plan saved you $31.51....... I guess that's simply because I have the insurance.
I doubt if anything is being done to get this added to insurance formularies, because it isn't a preferred med and from what I can learn, not a lot of doctors are even prescribing it, at this point. My pcp doesn't even know what it is; fortunately, he doesn't manage my thyroid.......lol Insurance companies want clients on generics (Tier 1 meds), because they cost less, but most brand names are Tier 2.
Most likely, when I get on Medicare next year, I'll be switching back to either Synthroid or generic levo, as well. Anything to keep us sick....