PhAnToM
31-05-2006, 19:12
To everyone who has to purchase epipens-
I just wanted to call attention to something i wasn't aware initially when purchasing an epipen for DD.
Epipens are usually around $120 each (well in my area anyway), however after i went to purchase my first couple of epipens jrs, my pharmacist (God bless her! :hugs: ) saved me a packet. She told me that i should get my GP to get an authorised script for the epipen so suddenly rather than paying $240 for 2 epipens, i paid $23 for TWO!
I recently got a HCCard and bought DD's last 2 epipens for just over $4.
I wasn't aware of the huge difference it makes. Granted my daughter was hospitalised with anaphylaxis, so the authority was easily obtained, however allergy specialists can get authority scripts quickly. (they just make a quick call to Canberra while you wait and you get some sort of ID that your Dr keeps for future scripts.
I just wanted to let everyone who was unaware of this and was paying too much for their epipens, know of their cheaper option.
I just wanted to call attention to something i wasn't aware initially when purchasing an epipen for DD.
Epipens are usually around $120 each (well in my area anyway), however after i went to purchase my first couple of epipens jrs, my pharmacist (God bless her! :hugs: ) saved me a packet. She told me that i should get my GP to get an authorised script for the epipen so suddenly rather than paying $240 for 2 epipens, i paid $23 for TWO!
I recently got a HCCard and bought DD's last 2 epipens for just over $4.
I wasn't aware of the huge difference it makes. Granted my daughter was hospitalised with anaphylaxis, so the authority was easily obtained, however allergy specialists can get authority scripts quickly. (they just make a quick call to Canberra while you wait and you get some sort of ID that your Dr keeps for future scripts.
I just wanted to let everyone who was unaware of this and was paying too much for their epipens, know of their cheaper option.