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Insurance is tightening the reins on my test

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I've become pretty fed up with my health insurance company. I recently switched doctors and had him write me a new script for test cyp 200mg/ml. Now ive been on trt since i was 33, my scripts have always been a 10ml bottle, refillable every 30 days. I drop off the script and get a call back from the pharmacy stating theyre only giving me three 1ml. Vials. My initial reaction was like wtf? I explained how its virtually impossible to get a full ml out of a one ml vial. Surprisingly the pharmacist agreed with me and actually faxed my dr a request to write the script differently. Has anyone else run accross this? First time in eight yrs for me...,frustrating

norcuron's picture

I get 3 1/200ml vials a month for $42 at my pharmacy without using my new insurance.
My insurance only covers axiron and the co-pay is almost $200 so I just told my Dr to give me the test cyp because its more economical. A 10cc vial q 30 days? I'm surprised someone was letting you get away with that! Every 1 ml vial has a little over a ml in it to make sure you get at-least 1ml from it.
That goes for pretty much all IV/IM meds. I'm an RN and draw meds all night from those vials and haven't been shorted on any of them as long as the vial is intact.

MegaT883's picture

That's a no-no in the open forum. Read the rules.