Guest guest Posted May 7, 2012 Report Share Posted May 7, 2012 Hi everyone, Our DAN doctor wants to start acyclovir with our son. We need to get it compounded. Does anyone know how much compounding costs? Thanks, Chet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 7, 2012 Report Share Posted May 7, 2012 We get our acyclovir compounded at Lee Silsby Compounding Pharmacy and I think it costs around $110, something like that. Soraya Hi everyone, Our DAN doctor wants to start acyclovir with our son. We need to get it compounded. Does anyone know how much compounding costs? Thanks, Chet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 7, 2012 Report Share Posted May 7, 2012 My pharmacy in Ks. cost 70.00 a month.My Ins. did not cover it. For the NIDS dose of antivirals(high dose). Tammy F. Hi everyone, Our DAN doctor wants to start acyclovir with our son. We need to get it compounded. Does anyone know how much compounding costs? Thanks, Chet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 7, 2012 Report Share Posted May 7, 2012 I honestly think that compounding is something that is dependent upon the pharmacy. We went to one where we had to pay for anything to be compounded. It depended upon how much work it was. Diflucan was $25 but Valtrex was $30.Switched to another pharmacy and they didn't charge us for any compounding we ever had done. *BUT* I think the key to getting compounding covered by insurance is to make sure the Rx is written for a compound. Most of the time, a lot of doctors don't write that part so you have to ask the pharmacist. They submit the Rx to insurance based on what's written, not what you actually get. (And I also think that's dependent upon pharmacy - our second didn't seem to care how it was written, only the medicine that I received so they might have submitted to insurance what I got, not exactly as it was written.). That theory was something I was never really able to test out as when I figured it out, we had already stopped using compounded prescriptions. ~ Antiviral Therapy 101~~ Make a biomed book ~~ gryffinstail.wordpress.com ~~ @Gryffins_Tail ~ My pharmacy in Ks. cost 70.00 a month.My Ins. did not cover it. For the NIDS dose of antivirals(high dose). Tammy F. Hi everyone, Our DAN doctor wants to start acyclovir with our son. We need to get it compounded. Does anyone know how much compounding costs? Thanks, Chet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2012 Report Share Posted May 8, 2012 Can I ask why you need to get it compounded? We are not on acyclovir, rathr valtrex, but I just wash the blue dye off, crush it and pull it into a syringe with water. I do that with all my son's meds. > > > My pharmacy in Ks. cost 70.00 a month.My Ins. did not cover it. For the NIDS dose of antivirals(high dose). Tammy F. > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> Hi everyone, > >> > >> Our DAN doctor wants to start acyclovir with our son. We need to get it compounded. Does anyone know how much compounding costs? > >> > >> Thanks, > >> > >> Chet > >> > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2012 Report Share Posted May 8, 2012 What is considered high dosage of valtrex for NIDs?Also i was told that it depends how the compounding pharmacy submits items to insurance..its broken down by ingrdients and submitted that way..the more ingrdients also means more the insurance has to cover and it may not cover them all...and in that case "some" pharmacies dont worry about the extra cost if they get most ingredients covered.TinaTinaConnected by DROID on Verizon Wireless Re: compounding acyclovir Can I ask why you need to get it compounded? We are not on acyclovir, rathr valtrex, but I just wash the blue dye off, crush it and pull it into a syringe with water. I do that with all my son's meds.> > > My pharmacy in Ks. cost 70.00 a month.My Ins. did not cover it. For the NIDS dose of antivirals(high dose). Tammy F.> > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> Hi everyone,> >> > >> Our DAN doctor wants to start acyclovir with our son. We need to get it compounded. Does anyone know how much compounding costs?> >> > >> Thanks, > >> > >> Chet> >> > > > > > >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2012 Report Share Posted May 8, 2012 Whatever is comparable to valtrex 500mg. 3xa day.                      Sorry I don't remember the acyclovir dose, dosed by my NIDS dr.                   Tammy F.  What is considered high dosage of valtrex for NIDs? Also i was told that it depends how the compounding pharmacy submits items to insurance..its broken down by ingrdients and submitted that way..the more ingrdients also means more the insurance has to cover and it may not cover them all...and in that case "some" pharmacies dont worry about the extra cost if they get most ingredients covered. Tina Tina Connected by DROID on Verizon Wireless Re: compounding acyclovir  Can I ask why you need to get it compounded? We are not on acyclovir, rathr valtrex, but I just wash the blue dye off, crush it and pull it into a syringe with water. I do that with all my son's meds. > > > My pharmacy in Ks. cost 70.00 a month.My Ins. did not cover it. For the NIDS dose of antivirals(high dose). Tammy F. > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> Hi everyone, > >> > >> Our DAN doctor wants to start acyclovir with our son. We need to get it compounded. Does anyone know how much compounding costs? > >> > >> Thanks, > >> > >> Chet > >> > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2012 Report Share Posted May 8, 2012 My daughter was on the Nid's Protocol and the highest dose was 3000mg. It didn't seem to help her. She is 20 now and is diagnoised with autism. To: mb12valtrex Sent: Tuesday, May 8, 2012 8:58 PMSubject: Re: Re: compounding acyclovir Whatever is comparable to valtrex 500mg. 3xa day. Sorry I don't remember the acyclovir dose, dosed by my NIDS dr. Tammy F. What is considered high dosage of valtrex for NIDs?Also i was told that it depends how the compounding pharmacy submits items to insurance..its broken down by ingrdients and submitted that way..the more ingrdients also means more the insurance has to cover and it may not cover them all...and in that case "some" pharmacies dont worry about the extra cost if they get most ingredients covered.TinaTinaConnected by DROID on Verizon Wireless Re: compounding acyclovir Can I ask why you need to get it compounded? We are not on acyclovir, rathr valtrex, but I just wash the blue dye off, crush it and pull it into a syringe with water. I do that with all my son's meds.> > > My pharmacy in Ks. cost 70.00 a month.My Ins. did not cover it. For the NIDS dose of antivirals(high dose). Tammy F.> > > > > > > > > > > > > >> > >> Hi everyone,> >> > >> Our DAN doctor wants to start acyclovir with our son. We need to get it compounded. Does anyone know how much compounding costs?> >> > >> Thanks, > >> > >> Chet> >> > > > > > >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 Thanks very much everyone for responding. I will have a talk with our pharmacy tomorrow to find out about their practice. And also thanks for the suggestion that you could wash off the blue dye and give it that way. We never thought of that. Can I also ask what to expect in terms of reactions when we start the acyclovir treatment? Is there a die off period, or any other significant reactions that you observed? What should we consider a normal response? Any comments would be appreciated. Many thanks, Chet > >>> > >>> > My pharmacy in Ks. cost 70.00 a month.My Ins. did not cover it. For the NIDS dose of antivirals(high dose). Tammy F. > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> >> > >>> >> Hi everyone, > >>> >> > >>> >> Our DAN doctor wants to start acyclovir with our son. We need to get it compounded. Does anyone know how much compounding costs? > >>> >> > >>> >> Thanks, > >>> >> > >>> >> Chet > >>> >> > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > >> > >> > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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