For those of us that use Singular

[CatNipRules]

When I went to refill my prescription last week my pharmacist told me that the Singular would soon be a generic! I'm so glad. Because paying $42 a month is for the birds. LOL!!

 

[crusoe2]

Thanks for the headsup. That's good news for us as well. DS uses Singulair year-round and this will knock our copay down from $40 to $6. Pretty substantial savings.

 

[SandrA9810]

My aunt is through the roof with the news. We heard it on World News Tonight last night. She pays $80 a month on it, and cant afford it all the time.

 

[NemoLeo]

That's great news. Thanks for sharing. Who would think I'd find out about this on disboards.

 

[beccasmom]

Great news. It requires a prior authorization and a high co-pay with my insurance.

 

[smphbear]

I have to get prior authorization, and it is a $50 copay each month. I was so glad to see those patents expire!

 

[5 at disney]

Hoodoo! Thanks for the info. Me and my son are using it for asthma.

 

[shinysparklybubbles]

Yeah!!! My DS uses it for asthma.

 

[erincon23]

SO glad to hear this! Both DSs use it, and without Rx insurance, it's $120/month, so my mom has been getting us extra on her order of it from a pharmacy in India. And today, DS says (after taking the Indian version for a year) that he doesn't think it works as well as the US version. And of course, I just got a 5-month supply from my mom yesterday.

 

[lulubelle6188]

Excellent news!!! My dr recently prescribed it for me but I have no insurance. It was gonna be $170 for 30 pills!! Wasn't gonna try it but if I can get a generic if would be worth it. (btw I already take allegra and zrytec everyday)

 

[Keegansmommy]

Our pharmacist just told us this at our last refill too. He said they were thinking the generic may be out in September!

 

[momof1princess]

that's great news, OP! thank you! singulair is awesome! i have to take it whenever i get bronchitis (once or twice a year, i have bad allergies and asthma), and it works really well for me.

 

[kmcford]

My doc said it goes generic August 15th. I'm not sure how long it will take to be available in the pharmacy.

 

[starwood]

This is what drives me crazy with prescriptions. Everyone hear pays different amounts for this medication. Our insurance (Medco) gives this and proventil inhaler FREE. I get 3 months supply at a time for DS.

 

[Family Fun Mom]

That's GREAT news! My mom and my daughter take it. It can get very pricey. We pay $48 a month, which I thought was awful till I read this thread. I can't believe what some of you have to pay. It's horrible!