Generic Lovenox Ins. ?

ginger67

Hi ladies, I went to pick up my lovenox yesterday and they filled it with generic. I told them I didn't want generic so they are reordering it for me. I have a few clients that are drs. that told me they will never take a generic drug themselves. The total went from 670 to 1850 for a month supply, I have to pay for my scripts upfront and bcbs reimburses me. Since generic is available do they generally only cover that price or can I expect them to pay 1850 for the real deal? I've been OOP for all my IF treatments and I thought the crazy bills were behind me! TIA.

Pamela05

It depends on your insurance.  With a lot if the prescribing doctors says it must be filled with the name brand they will pay for it.   You'll have to call them an ask for sure.

Ms.Messmer

My insurance uses a rx delivery system that delivers these specialty rx's to your door.  I was using the Lovenox and then the company delivered me the generic w/o letting me know.  I did try the generic for a month and didnt really like it.  I could tell a difference in the size of the needle, the size of the syringe and the medicine hurt more going in. This time around I called the company to find out what the cost difference was for me (Lovenox $40/mth, generic $10/mth copay) and told her I didnt want the generic.  She responded with, we don't supply that generic anymore and I didnt really think to ask why at the time.  I'm assuming they got some feedback that no one liked it and prefered the Lovenox.

fignewt74

I agree with what the pp's said.  You can call your ins. company and ask them how much they will cover.

Good luck!  Fingers crossed for you!