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Author Topic: Gilead Goes with CVS Pharmacy  (Read 8525 times)

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Offline Rubye

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Gilead Goes with CVS Pharmacy
« on: January 05, 2015, 02:46:59 pm »
This is capitalism as it was meant to be. Only half kidding.

http://www.cnbc.com/id/102310444#.

Since Express Scripts will only provide AbbVie, now CVS will only provide Gilead. Choice is a very good thing.

Offline Lynn K

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Re: Gilead Goes with CVS Pharmacy
« Reply #1 on: January 05, 2015, 03:56:43 pm »
Yes for those that have a choice. My employer has multiple health plans but all use express scripts

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Genotype 1a
1978 contracted, 1990 Dx
1995 Intron A failed
2001 Interferon Riba null response
2003 Pegintron Riba trial med null response
2008 F4 Cirrhosis Bx
2014 12 week Sov/Oly relapse
10/14 fibroscan 27 PLT 96
2014 24 weeks Harvoni 15 weeks Riba
5/4/15 EOT not detected, ALT 21, AST 20
4 week post not detected, ALT 26, AST 28
12 week post NOT DETECTED (07/27/15)
ALT 29, AST 27 PLT 92
24 week post NOT DETECTED! (10/19/15)
44 weeks (3/11/16)  fibroscan 33, PLT 111, HCV NOT DETECTED!
I AM FREE!

Offline donk

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Re: Gilead Goes with CVS Pharmacy
« Reply #2 on: January 05, 2015, 06:21:16 pm »
My insurance uses CVS. Makes sense now why they wouldn't fill until 1/2015. My guess is they negotiated a lower price starting in 2015. Took 2 months and patience but I take my first Harvoni tonight.
PS, On the Harvoni bottle it says "Made in Ireland". Is this an example of corporate tax inversion?

Offline Rubye

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Re: Gilead Goes with CVS Pharmacy
« Reply #3 on: January 05, 2015, 07:37:48 pm »
Congratulations Donk. For some of us it takes a lot of patience and time to get these drugs so I'm glad to hear it finally came through for you.

Offline HHburme

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Re: Gilead Goes with CVS Pharmacy
« Reply #4 on: January 05, 2015, 07:52:06 pm »
My insurance, BCBS, uses express scripts for the mail in prescriptions. However my doc went through Walgreen's specialty pharmacy and they are awesome. They completed the $5 co-pay forms from Gilead for me and FedEx my Harvoni. I'm getting it 21 pills at time (4x) and only have to pay $5 per refill. I never new that there were  "specialty" pharmacies.

John

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infected age 19, blood transfusion 1977, detected 2003  GT 1a, Harvoni relapse 06/15, Clinical Trial Study for SOF/VEL GS-9857 start 02/16. SVR12 Cured 08/16

Offline Lynn K

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Re: Gilead Goes with CVS Pharmacy
« Reply #5 on: January 06, 2015, 03:02:51 am »
Express scripts won't allow us to use anyone but them for speciality pharmacy on warning they will only allow 2 fills at another pharmacy at the copay for using another local speciality pharmacy for the first two fills is $12,032.45 after that copay is $40,108.18 for each months supply. Captive audience.

Because of that I had to wait at home till 4:30 pm to sign for my meds. I work second shift so I was 2 hours late for work. As opposed to just driving into the city at my convienience to pick up meds with out being late to work.

In short I do not like Express Scripts except after numerous phone calls and emails and denials for meds they do provide the service my employer pays them for.
Genotype 1a
1978 contracted, 1990 Dx
1995 Intron A failed
2001 Interferon Riba null response
2003 Pegintron Riba trial med null response
2008 F4 Cirrhosis Bx
2014 12 week Sov/Oly relapse
10/14 fibroscan 27 PLT 96
2014 24 weeks Harvoni 15 weeks Riba
5/4/15 EOT not detected, ALT 21, AST 20
4 week post not detected, ALT 26, AST 28
12 week post NOT DETECTED (07/27/15)
ALT 29, AST 27 PLT 92
24 week post NOT DETECTED! (10/19/15)
44 weeks (3/11/16)  fibroscan 33, PLT 111, HCV NOT DETECTED!
I AM FREE!

Offline kate0b1

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Re: Gilead Goes with CVS Pharmacy
« Reply #6 on: January 06, 2015, 06:33:29 am »
John, I noticed you are going through walgreens for your meds but BC handles your RX's, you should check with BC about this, if your ins has a contract they may not let walgreens fill all three months. For example, when i was on triple therapy a different pharmacy than caremark filled my first rx, then caremark took it over, the same was going to happen with my harvoni, i made them go through caremark to start so i would not have any problems, when i called caremark they told me they usually will let one month go through and then take over. Your ins may be different but it may be worth a call.

 


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