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  • Dalfampridine generic unable to buy in usa

    Posted by christine-g on July 25, 2020 at 12:42 pm

    Dalfampridine is the generic for ampyra.  Mylan sells it for a lower cost.  On goodrx it is $$91 ampyra is over $300.  According to the news articles, optumrx does claw back and is causing me not to be able to purchase the generic from even outside companies.  There is a bipartisan bill passed in 2019 that outlaws this practice.  But optimrx and unitedhealth care still do it.  There are a lot of ms victims out there.

    ed-tobias replied 3 years, 8 months ago 2 Members · 1 Reply
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  • ed-tobias

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    July 27, 2020 at 7:32 am

    Thanks for the info, Christine. The issue of drug manufacturers helping to pay for their medications is a complex one and it shouldn’t be! I had to discontinue using Ampyra several years ago when I went on Medicare and I could no longer receive copay assistance. My monthly cost soared from $40 to $500.

     

    Ed

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