Guest guest Posted June 8, 2005 Report Share Posted June 8, 2005 Oops, I hit the wrong key it's $62.00 not $32.00. My Grandson nearly had a spell when he gave Osco drug my check for $62.00 and I only had one prescription. Usually they deliver to me but this one didn't get the refill OK's so he got it for me. I had the empty disk thing laying on my coffee table and he wanted to know what I was going to do with it and when I told him just throw it away. He promptly got two pieces of printer paper from me and wrote a note on one piece and taped the empty inhaler to the other one his note read: " If anyone has one of these in your office that you don't have a patient that needs it, please bring it to Jeff as his Grandmother uses this kind and also Albuterol " . He got three Sprivia Handi-halers and one Albuterol inhaler, he said that the drug reps just leave samples for no reason at all?? I will have Cigna thru 2004 and then it's Medicare?? Dolores ohgminion rakshasis@...> wrote: Spirvia is tiotropium, a long-acting bronchodilator, and Advair is fluticasone and salmetrol. The first drug in Advair is a corticosteroid; the second drug in Advair is a long-acting bronchodilator. I've seen posting about people taking both of them. Pulmocort has a corticosteroid as well, but no bronchodilator. At this point the Pulmocort and albuterol are working well for me. Yes, the Advair made me cough a lot after taking it as well. The Advair is in a " Diskus " format - it's a half-inch thick circle that has the number of charges left, and a dial to rotate to pierce each medication pocket. It sounds like pretty much the same way to take it. You're lucky you have only a $32 copay - I have some medications that are hundreds of dollars per month, the copay is limited to $100 luckily. I'm running about $300 per month on prescriptions alone at this point. Unfortunately our benefit bank is set lower than we need, we'll correct that next year as we'll easily meet $5,000 of medical and prescription charges. Take care, RH > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >>>I have long believed that my mito (no diagnosis as of yet) > > > > > >>>is 'triggered' by events in my life. It usually gets > worse > > > > after > > > > > >>> > > > > > >>> > > > > > >I > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>have had problems with my pacer. I have experienced so > > many > > > > > >>>episodes of hypoxia, I am sure that has something to do > > with > > > > it. > > > > > >>>Before this last big crash which has lasted over 2 years. > > I > > > > went > > > > > >>> > > > > > >>> > > > > > >in > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>to my cardiologist and told him that I thought that I had > a > > > > crack > > > > > >>> > > > > > >>> > > > > > >in > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>>one of my leads. > > > > > >>> > > > > > >>> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Medical advice, information, opinions, data and statements > > > > contained herein are not necessarily those of the list > > moderators. > > > > The author of this e mail is entirely responsible for its > > content. > > > > List members are reminded of their responsibility to evaluate > > the > > > > content of the postings and consult with their physicians > > regarding > > > > changes in their own treatment. > > > > > > > > > > > >Personal attacks are not permitted on the list and anyone > who > > > > sends one is automatically moderated or removed depending on > the > > > > severity of the attack. > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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