XP: Chart of IVF Med prices at 13 pharmacies

nawlinsgrl · October 2012

I recently discovered I am now OOP for my IVF meds, so decided to research a number of pharmacies, and here are the results from my research on prices for Menopur 75 IU, Follistim 300 IU, Lupron microflare (my dose is 40mcg/0.2ml), and trigger meds (Novarel, HCG, or Pregnyl). Note that each will have their own requirements for shipping, and that I did not ask about shipping costs from everyone.

I also learned about two discount programs, which some of you may or may not be familiar with: Heart and Discount Rx. They help with the costs of all these meds (Heart covers Menopur and Novarel, Design Rx covers Follistim and Lupron). As far as I can tell, the discounts are included in all prices, but it's possible some pharmacies didn't include them (some volunteered this info, and I didn't ask it of all of them).

The quick and dirty take home from this is that international pharmacies (in italics) are cheaper, although you probably don't want to order your Lupron microflare from them since it is compounded and needs to be used pretty quickly after being mixed), not to mention some people have issues getting it on time due to customs issues. If you go the USA pharmacy route, you will probably want to mix and match different drugs from different pharmacies. In my case, I'll be ordering Follistim and HCG from Walgreen's, Menopur from Freedom Fertility or Avella, and my Lupron from Mandell's.

Pharmacy	Med	Price	Med	Price	Med	Price	Med	Price
Alexander's Twins	MENOPUR	$71.90	FOLLISTIM 300	$271.96	LUPRON Microflare	$99	NOVAREL	$75.50
Apthorp	MENOPUR	$73.90	FOLLISTIM 300	$271.60	LUPRON Microflare	$225	NOVAREL	$81.50
Avella	MENOPUR	$69.99	FOLLISTIM 300	$277.28	LUPRON Microflare	$110	PREGNYL	$62.00
Briova Rx	MENOPUR	$78.00	FOLLISTIM 300	$293.00	LUPRON Microflare	$129	NOVAREL	$77.00
Freedom Fertility	MENOPUR	$69.99	FOLLISTIM 300	$451.60	LUPRON Microflare	$199	NOVAREL or HCG	$69.90
ivfmeds.com	MENOPUR	$39.75	FOLLISTIM 300	$200.00	LUPRON Microflare	n/a	TRIGGER	n/a
ivfpharmacy.com	MENOPUR	$35.00	FOLLISTIM 300	$200.00	LUPRON Microflare	n/a	TRIGGER	n/a
Mandell's	MENOPUR	$71.90	FOLLISTIM 300	$271.96	LUPRON Microflare	$72.98	N, H, OR P	$71.90
MDRUSA.com (MdRx)	MENOPUR	$74.98	FOLLISTIM 300	$277.98	LUPRON Microflare	n/a	NOVAREL	$74.98
Metro Drugs	MENOPUR	$73.90	FOLLISTIM 300	$276.00	LUPRON Microflare	$99	PREGNYL	$72.99
successmeds.com	MENOPUR	$79.00	FOLLISTIM 300	$275.90	LUPRON Microflare	$89	N, H, OR P	$89.90
Village Fertility	MENOPUR	$75.00	FOLLISTIM 300	$276.00	LUPRON Microflare	$99	PREGNYL	$81.00
Walgreen?s Specialty	MENOPUR	$78.00	FOLLISTIM 300	$254.00	LUPRON Microflare	$89	HCG	$59.90

kofmkg · October 2012

Wow! thanks for sharing.

jeannaqueena · October 2012

ummmmmm, can i tell you how I love L-O-V-E LURVE you right now!

I just asked my nurse this morning for a list of my meds and thankfully I have a lot of the follistim left over from a friend's donation, but there are a lot of other meds I was about to research!

Are these the direct price from them or they the contract rate thru your insurance? I have found that sometimes it is a big difference.

DahliaFlower · October 2012

Wow. I am surprised at the variation in price. Thanks for sharing.

nawlinsgrl · October 2012

jeannaqueena:
ummmmmm, can i tell you how I love L-O-V-E LURVE you right now!
I just asked my nurse this morning for a list of my meds and thankfully I have a lot of the follistim left over from a friend's donation, but there are a lot of other meds I was about to research!
Are these the direct price from them or they the contract rate thru your insurance? I have found that sometimes it is a big difference.

These are the direct prices. My insurance requires me to go through Freedom Fertility for coverage, so I don't think I would get insurance rates from anywhere else. I am waiting to see if that rate is any better than the non-insurance rate when they call me next week with the prices for my order.

jeannaqueena · October 2012

nawlinsgrl:
jeannaqueena:
ummmmmm, can i tell you how I love L-O-V-E LURVE you right now!
I just asked my nurse this morning for a list of my meds and thankfully I have a lot of the follistim left over from a friend's donation, but there are a lot of other meds I was about to research!
Are these the direct price from them or they the contract rate thru your insurance? I have found that sometimes it is a big difference.

These are the direct prices. My insurance requires me to go through Freedom Fertility for coverage, so I don't think I would get insurance rates from anywhere else. I am waiting to see if that rate is any better than the non-insurance rate when they call me next week with the prices for my order.

SWEET! Thanks for sharing all your hard work!!