Tamiflu

15isto2

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Just being my usual pesimistic self here but if I need to get a prescription for Tamiflu while on holiday in the US (I am from the UK) how much am I looking to pay?
 
My husband and I have had to have in in the last week after he was diagnosed with flu. It costs $116 per perscription at walgreens. (we were so annoyed that CIGNA didn't cover it.) Of course you would have doctors fees on top as you would need a poerscription from a dr licenced in Florida.)
 
Ha, dont worry about it! I assume you are worried about swine flu!? Well i had swine flu two monts ago!!!! And i survived!!!! I was sick for like 3 days it was not a big deal, ive had worse flus, anyway tamiflu cost me 10 dollars with insurance. You can get it at any pharmacy in the US
 
Ha, dont worry about it! I assume you are worried about swine flu!? Well i had swine flu two monts ago!!!! And i survived!!!! I was sick for like 3 days it was not a big deal, ive had worse flus, anyway tamiflu cost me 10 dollars with insurance. You can get it at any pharmacy in the US

wish my insurance had covered it, so annoyed - the girl at the counter said that nearly all insurances had stopped covering it in the last month. They see a risk and deny people the treatment they really need. :scared1:
 

yeah that sucks that they didn't cover it. I used to have CIGNA and thought they were pretty good so im surprised they didn't cover it. I have United Health care and there were no problems!
 
It really doesn't help that much. At best, it may reduce symptoms by one day. We usually recommend plenty of over the counter symptomatic treatment. And, most public health agencies are controlling Tamiflu anyway, with a goal of providing it to the highest risk patients. For some reason, the H1N1 flu is affecting pregnant patients the worst.

With respect to insurance companies, I won't comment directly. However it is estimated that 1 million people have been infected with swine flu so far. At $100 for a course of Tamiflu, that is $100,000,000. I wonder if maybe that money could be spent in other ways that would be more beneficial.

Ken
 

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