Recently diagnosed - Forteo Cost?

dee-dee- Welcome to A2K!

You are right. Forteo is VERY expensive.

http://www.drugstore.com/pharmacy/prices/drugprice.asp?ndc=00002897101&aid=336162&aparam=xsp158523

Are you over 55? If you are check this out:

http://www.benefitscheckup.org/

There are a lot of benefit plans for seniors with limited incomes, that are sponsored by specific drug companies. For most of them you have to be 65. But check out the link above. Good luck!

Forteo Cost and their program
Yes, Forteo is pricey. Thankfully my insurance covers it. For a 3 month supply home delivered from the Rx plan I pay $80 and the plan picks up $1,593. Yikes! The first time I got it filled from the retail Rx my pharmacist's jaw dropped. This cost $700. Yup.

However, before I started taking it my doctor hosted a meeting at his office with the Eli Lilly nurse rep (who usually does diabetes training but because this is an injectable she does this too). She told us that Eli Lilly has a program for Forteo for people without insurance and limited income to be able to take it. They will give you a card that you take to the pharmacy and they swipe it like a credit card. Definitely check it out. Their website is www.forteo.com. Don't worry that you don't have a log on, you will get one when you become a patient. The links at the bottom of the page work for you to read all their info. Their number is 1-866-FORTEO, M-F 8 am to 7 pm Eastern time.

At this point in their product lifecycle I think they want people to be taking it to prove the results. Definitely check it out. Good Luck.

It sounds like you have excellent health insurance. I've considered dropping the drug plan of my health insurance, since I take only a few meds. Thank God Forteo isn't one of them!