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Enbrel Shortage In New Jersey (Again)?
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| This is not just a coincidence any longer, someone appears to be artificially
controlling availability of Enbrel in northern NJ, through more than one
pharmacy. Every prescription is taking between a week and a half to two weeks to
fill. I called Amgen the first time, who assured me there was no problem with
supply in the US. But now it's obvious (at least to me) that after all the
excuses I've been getting, the time I've had to spend on the phone with the
pharmacists, and the weeks I've had to wait, that someone has been creating an
artificial "shortage."
Is anyone else experiencing difficulty getting the their prescriptions for
Enbrel filled?
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| brianlanning 2005-09-24, 1:41 pm |
| I haven't had any problems in chicago. This is all pharmacies?
brian
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| On 15 Sep 2005 07:01:07 -0700, "brianlanning" <brianlanning@gmail.com> wrote:
>I haven't had any problems in chicago. This is all pharmacies?
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>brian
Seems to be all pharmacies at least in northwest New Jersey. I was just reading
about a serious Enbrel production shortage in 2002. Amgen insists that there
never was a shortage, but twelve days to get one renewal prescription filled is
a bit much. This is now the fourth time an area pharmacy withheld my medication
for more than a week.
I also checked the price I've been paying, and apparently the price of Enbrel
went up considerably more than the price of gasoline over the past three months.
I recently switched from the maximum double-dose to the single dose. This is the
price per box of four I was charged:
05/04/05 $1,222.88 (Walgreens)
06/14/05 $1,208.50 (Shoprite)
07/12/05 $1,209.25 (Shoprite)
07/30/05 $1,208.50 (Shoprite)
09/02/05 $1,261.26 (Shoprite)
Of that, I paid $50 copay/prescription and a $300 deductible. Walgreens' screwup
cost me an extra $50 copay, since they only filled half of a double-dose when
the pre-approval ran out (because of their delay filling the first
prescription). You'd think that when a customer brings you more than $10,000
worth of business in a four-month period they'd treat you a little better, but
obviously they're a lot worse than most.
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| brianlanning 2005-09-24, 1:41 pm |
| I used to work for walgreens corporate. They're extremely tight. If
they can save a nickle by doing something rude, they will. They're the
kind of company that would remove every other lightbulb or turn the AC
up to 80 to save money.
Whenever I order enbrel, I have it either the next day, or the day
after depending on what time I place the order. I'm still on the
double dose. I always wait until I've taken the last shot to order.
Maybe I shouldn't.
brian
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