who would be crazy enough to pay $108 for a month supply of prenatals?

JCM285 · June 2014

Just wondering if anyone else has run into this situation. My gyno. said try to get a prenatal with DHA. I was originally taking Prenatal Plus from Shop Rite pharmacy (they were also free there). Of course my free prenatal had no DHA. Well he sent me a script for a prenatal with DHA. I went to CVS today to fill the prescription and the pharmacist told me that WITH MY INSURANCE PLAN, the vitamin is still $108 for a months supply. Then she asked when would I like to pick them up. I couldn't help it but I just laughed, said I'm not paying for those vitamins, and went to get an over the counter prenatal with DHA for $20. But seriously, who would actually buy these $108 bottles of vitamins?

CandEChicago · June 2014

That was a concern for us when I first started to price them out. Thankfully insurance took mine down to around $30 for a month. Otherwise I would have been finding an OTC pre-natal.

lionyloo32 · June 2014

Just curious, and maybe this has been answered somewhere way in the beginning, but what is in rx prenatal that you can't buy otc? My otc has DHA and all that good stuff.

JaymeeLH · June 2014

I use natures made and it has DHA right in it. I'm not sure what the difference between OTC and Rx prenatals are. Is there a reason your OB wants you on an Rx and not just OTC?

norweigan · June 2014

The doctor prescribed a prenatal that my insurance didn't end up covering and it was over $100 a month. CVS called me, told me about it, and with my permission called my doctor back to get a prescription for another brand. I know some other insurances cover the original prenatal, so my doctor probably didn't know it would be so expensive. I'm guessing that's what's happening here.

CandEChicago · June 2014

Trying to recall, but my prenatal has a higher iron supplement to it than several of the OTC's that I looked at. Plus DH's insurance/FSA sends us reimbursement checks for prescriptions.

While they would likely reimburse us for the OTC pre-natal, that would probably require me to submit paperwork to them. I did that for an insurance plan we were on a couple of years back and I am not going to do that again if I can help it.

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amr196 · June 2014

MrsBriss said:
Dang..I thought my naturemade prenatal a were expensive at $18 a bottle.

Seriously! haha and 1 bottle is still more than a 1month supply. I just bought a new bottle with 240 in it

brittandjp · June 2014

That's crazy. I'd never pay that amount. I take NatureMade Prenatals with DHA. I love them!

SoxFan777 · June 2014

Insurance companies and drug companies... That's why our rates are so high. It's so sad but true, for the US at least. Mine are "free" but insurance pays well over $100 per month to the drug company... Then we pay over $5,000 a year for insurance. It's a terrible system.

perfectlove09 · June 2014

With dd I was prescribed prenatals because it had more iron and frolic acid. But they were 3 months worth for $15. Took then for a long time until I realized it had red #40 in it. That still pisses me off. At the store the other day they had buy one get one free so like 6 months of pills for $25. And they have DHA. And to freaking dye.

I've also bought DHA and prenatals on amazon

NELSMD · June 2014

Yeeeeeah, I buy the One-a-day for, like, $14. Also has a DHA gel that comes with it.

Disneygeek77 · July 2014

I get prescription prenatals, but I get mine from Costco. It is $3 for a 30 days supply.

rshamos · July 2014

The rx kind usually have more folic acid (1000 mcg), higher iron, and are supposed to be gentler on the stomach. However, you could just take two OTC and be fine. If you really like the rx kind, ask your OB for samples. We used to give out boxes of them to patients, especially if they were cash pay or we knew they had financial hardship. I take the gummies. Two have 800 mcg of folic acid. And I pay ten bucks a bottle.

DoctorWorm222 · July 2014

I don't know what's available in other areas , but the Schnucks and Dierbergs (both grocery store chains) pharmacies give away generic Rx prenatal vitamins (with DHA!) for free. You might want to ask your OB if he/she knows of any similar offers.

JCM285 · July 2014

Thanks ladies! I seriously thought I was on Candid Camera or something when I was at CVS. @lionyloo32‌, I don't know what is so different between rx and otc. My doc doesn't seem to care which one I take as long as it has DHA though. Also, @rshamos‌, thanks for the suggestion. I actually did get a ton of samples from my OB and am still taking them. I will keep taking them until I show my doc the prenatals I bought today to make sure they are ok. I still have the receipt in case he does not approve. But there is no way I'm paying $108. If I did that I wouldn't be able to afford the baby!!

love2travel2014 · July 2014

I was paying $85. a month for my prenatal and DHA supplement. But I found them online for only $50! They are a all natural raw food prenatal, but they don't hurt my stomach like the chemical ones!

JCM285 · July 2014

@KimberlyC1984‌ I'm glad you found them for a better cost. Maybe the all natural ingredients make these so expensive too. I never ordered them to find out but that sort of makes sense.

love2travel2014 · July 2014

@JCM285‌ yeah, me too! I knew $85 was expensive but the fact that I could keep them down and it not kill my stomach was definitely worth it to me!

irishtriplets · July 2014

Last time around, I got the RX kind because they were like $4 for a 90 day supply. I just got the OTC ones this time since I can never remember to ask my OB for a prescription when I see him.

who would be crazy enough to pay $108 for a month supply of prenatals?

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