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It's about $1800 here in Canada. I found out the hard way there are many things you still have to pay for yourself. For example, a doctor prescribed me Advair
by chaosmachine 16y ago
It's about $1800 here in Canada.
I found out the hard way there are many things you still have to pay for yourself. For example, a doctor prescribed me Advair for asthma-like symptoms I was experiencing. It costs $200 per unit, and as someone who recently quit their day job to start my own business, it wasn't in the budget. So I just went without.
- mrkurt 16y agoGood doctors respond pretty well to your budget constraints. There's likely another option for you, you should ask. It may not be quite as effective, but I bet it's much, much cheaper. Or, you could buy from an evil Canadian pharmacy that sources generics from some place like India. We spent two years doing that for my wife's Singulair, it saved us a fortune.
- yummyfajitas 16y agoGood doctors respond pretty well to your budget constraints. There's likely another option for you, you should ask. It may not be quite as effective, but I bet it's much, much cheaper. Tangentially related fact: in the US, doctors don't do this since it poses a significant risk of lawsuits.
- cdr 16y ago"Doctors don't do this" is a little broad. Anecdotally, I have had a doctor refuse to prescribe a less expensive medication, but more often I have had doctors be sympathetic to paying out of pocket. Sometimes they may not even know how much a medication costs.
- mrkurt 16y agoMy doctors all have. "I can't afford that medication, is there something that's available as a generic that I might be able to use instead?" has worked really well for me. I've also had their front offices recode stuff at lower rates when I explained my high deductible health plan.
- jbooth 16y agoWell, if you were in the American system and didn't have insurance, you'd have to pay for all that stuff plus everything else. So, be thankful for what you have :)