xeloda cost. holy beans.

[Sleen]

I'm going to be going on xeloda in a couple of weeks (2 wks on / 1 wk off). The pharmacy called and told me that one "fill" (3 wk supply, which for me would be 98 pills) was going to cost me $890. Insurance was covering $3,000, leaving $890 for me to cover. I nearly fainted.

How are people affording this!?!

She called my oncologist while I was still on the line and onc. agreed that generic is fine. That will cost me only $10 per 3wk supply. whew.

Celine

[KWT]

Hopefully your insurance has an out of pocket max. Or I used the Genentech copay card ended up costing me 8.00 a month

[Valorie]

Celine: yikes! That's a lot of money. I paid $125 copayment every cycle. So it was $1000 for the total 8 cycles. I hope that you will be able to get some financial assistance through Genentech.

Valorie

[rp1954]

Small comfort, but several years ago people here were quoting $6000-$9000 per month for their Xeloda treatments. Generic capecitabine pills in India are under $2 per 500 mg, so there is still room for improvement.

[Carolinabluetec]

No documented reason to take Xeloda in lieu of generic. The generic that I took was made by Teva Pharmaceuticals which is an Israeli company and the world's largest manufacturer of generic drugs. I am not too keen on putting anything in my body that is made in India or China.

[horizon]

When I was trying to decide if I was going to do Xeloda or not the head nurse said that we should see if my insurance would cover it. When I asked how much it would be for me to pay for it without insurance's help and she said, "You can't afford it." She was right!

[elise]

my private insurance paid 90% and the company that makes xeloda paid the last 10%

[Sleen]

Carolinabluetec that is good to know!
I'm waiting until post-vacation to start on it, with onc's OK.

Celine

[Bat-Mom]

Once I reached my deductible I ended up with red carpet treatment. Last several months of the year I paid nothing. Not even copays on regular drugs. Maybe you will need to just reach your deductible? I will keep my fingers crossed for you.

[KWT]

I just received my EOB from my ins co and they paid just under 5k for my 14 day supply for that price they should come with a guarantee

I paid zero. We should think about the high costs of goods and sevices the next time we're whining about our premiums.

[lpas]

Insurance is weird. My Xeloda (actually, the generic) is costing me a lot less than the Oxilaplatin. $50/mo for the Xeloda vs. $144 per infusion for the Oxi.

[Carolinabluetec]

"Insurance is weird" You may have just made the understatement of the century.

[msbfava]

My doctor gave me an Innovi cares card. From the company that pays the balance that your insurance does not cover. I am in Canada look it up online

[TracieLynn]

Newbie here. Just adding my experience as reference. Doctor just called to confirm my copay for 4 weeks of Xeloda (I need 5-6 but they submitted 4 weeks to start to insurance) is $438. It is more than I expected and it will take several days to try to get any assistance/co pay card so I will pay out of pocket in order to avoid a delay in my treatment schedule.