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trof

(54,273 posts) Tue Aug 8, 2023, 06:40 PM Aug 2023

If you're taking Eliquis... [View all]

Found out I have afib and am taking Eliquis.
My cost with UHC AARP Medicare Advantage was $6.04 a day.
2 ea. 5mg tabs daily.

I found the generic, Apixaban, at a Canadian pharmacy for about $3.75 a day. Still steep, but better than 6 bucks.

BTW you cannot buy Apixaban in the U.S. at any price.
Big pharma has congress on a short leash.

https://www.google.com/search?q=apixaban&gs_ivs=1#tts=0

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If you're taking Eliquis... [View all] trof Aug 2023 OP

Have you looked into multigraincracker Aug 2023 #1

That has not come up with my cardio. trof Aug 2023 #2

Kickin Faux pas Aug 2023 #3

Have you tried CostPlus? dweller Aug 2023 #4

furniture? That's what I get on a search. trof Aug 2023 #6

I looked they don't carry it dweller Aug 2023 #8

kicking...same here, afib and Elliquis.... bahboo Aug 2023 #5

Apixaban is not generic Eliquis, gab13by13 Aug 2023 #7

There is no generic Eliquis, they got an extension. gab13by13 Aug 2023 #9

Same plan as mine, but mine is much cheaper bcool Aug 2023 #10

I pay 33 cents a day, through Medicare and I have a union secondary insurance. gab13by13 Aug 2023 #11

DAMN! trof Aug 2023 #14

I'm in Alabama trof Aug 2023 #15

I'm definitely going to check into these suggestions. badhair77 Aug 2023 #12

Maybe a dumb question: how do you find a Canadian pharmacy? JustABozoOnThisBus Aug 2023 #13

There's this thing called "the internet". trof Aug 2023 #16

$80 a month for Eliquis, $0 for Pradaxa, on my plan. -nt CrispyQ Aug 2023 #17