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Well there’s some good news…
I found out today picking up my refill that Lilly has a program for buying Strattera wherein they pay the difference in cost from the generic. The phramacy gave me Strattera instead of generic. Our insurer got billed the same amount as before; Lilly got billed the difference, and I paid the same as usual. The card and info I received refers to rxhelp.ca
It looks to me like it’s a third party which connects/directs you to programs offered by the various manufacturers. Maybe it’s the name brand drug companies’ who banded together and created this? I suspect it was the pharmacy’s doing that I was enrolled.
lurknessmonster said: “At least here in Toronto, the Canadian generics cost about the same as the Eli Lilly originals $6-8 per pill” How can there be such a difference? At the pharmacy I use in Ottawa, for 100mg, it costs $5.67/$5.68 for Strattera ($4.90 for Apo). $8 for that in Toronto??? That’s 30% more! Is it a fancy boutique pharmacy or a pharmacist who does house calls??? LOL
Anyway, I am curious to see whether I notice any positive change now in going back to the original. I’ll post back in a few months.
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