Chris & China (GA)
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After over an hour of waiting at Walmart to fill my script for 5 pens of Lantus, I finally took my script back from them and went to one of the 2 other pharmacies in the area. They didn't take Good Rx but they said they would accept the Lantus Savings card so it ended up costing me $35 for a box of 5 pens.
To get the Savings card or the Goodrx card for $35, the script has to be written a certain way. Since 1 pen is 300 units and even 2U twice a day would only end up using 180 units per month so they can refuse the card. So Walmart called the vet and the receptionist called the Sedalia store (since they are in Sedalia, I guess they figured I was too). The Sedalia store told her they had no idea what she was talking about. In the meantime, I'd called the vet's office so we got that part straightened out but the pharmacist still insisted they MUST have a dosage despite my explanation that we've had hundreds of diabetic cat caretakers whose script was written the exact same way and they had no problem at all.
Took my script to my little local pharmacy and they put in my Lantus Savings Card info and a few minutes later I had my box of 5 pens for $35!
Started him on 1.5 tonight but will watch him carefully. Have to go to pain clinic tomorrow so will be gone from about +2.5 to +6.5 so we'll see how it goes!
To get the Savings card or the Goodrx card for $35, the script has to be written a certain way. Since 1 pen is 300 units and even 2U twice a day would only end up using 180 units per month so they can refuse the card. So Walmart called the vet and the receptionist called the Sedalia store (since they are in Sedalia, I guess they figured I was too). The Sedalia store told her they had no idea what she was talking about. In the meantime, I'd called the vet's office so we got that part straightened out but the pharmacist still insisted they MUST have a dosage despite my explanation that we've had hundreds of diabetic cat caretakers whose script was written the exact same way and they had no problem at all.
Took my script to my little local pharmacy and they put in my Lantus Savings Card info and a few minutes later I had my box of 5 pens for $35!
Started him on 1.5 tonight but will watch him carefully. Have to go to pain clinic tomorrow so will be gone from about +2.5 to +6.5 so we'll see how it goes!
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