Allegra going OTC March 4th 2011

[wezvidz]

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Big news! Not really... we need a general 'low content chat thread' for stuff like this.

Can't wait to see how all the insurances reject it being a non covered drug and the cost being more OTC than the patient's copay used to be. I'm already preparing for getting screamed at.

Medscape link: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/736466?src=rss

Allegra maker Sanofi-aventis says Allegra will be on retail shelves on March 4, in plenty of time for spring allergy season.
Other Allegra products will also be sold over the counter. In addition to Allegra 24-Hour and 12-Hour Tablets for adults and children ages 12 and older, these products include:

• Children's Allegra 12-hour tablets for children ages 6 years and older.
• Allegra Liquid for children ages 2 years and older.
• Children's Allegra 12-Hour Orally Disintegrating Tablets for children ages 6 years and older.
• Allegra-D 24-Hour and 12-Hour Allergy and Congestion Extended Release Tablets for adults and children ages 12 years and older.

Allegra-D products combine the antihistamine fexofenadine with the decongestant pseudoephedrine.

 

[R2pharmD2]

Big news! Not really... we need a general 'low content chat thread' for stuff like this.

Can't wait to see how all the insurances reject it being a non covered drug and the cost being more OTC than the patient's copay used to be. I'm already preparing for getting screamed at.

Medscape link: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/736466?src=rss

Besides the whole getting yelled at thing (which, admittedly, will suck) I like it. I might give the stuff a shot when my allergies start acting up again this year, depending on the price.

 

[Rockinacoustic]

I'll be interested in the price... especially considering it's cheaper to pay cash on a loratadine/cetirizine prescription than to buy a box OTC.

 

[Ackj]

I'll be interested in the price... especially considering it's cheaper to pay cash on a loratadine/cetirizine prescription than to buy a box OTC.

Yeah, my store has cetirizine on our generic list, $10 for #90. Blows away the otc price.

 

[Jabberwocky12]

Well to be fair doctors will still write for it. People with FSA will get a script either way so might as well get it as a legend drug...

So what are you going to do with the drugs in the pharmacy behind the counter? Do the prices change or do you charge the same amount still? What happens in the short run and then long-term with the medicine?

 

[All4MyDaughter]

I get my Zyrtec-D by RX. It's in the highest tier copay but it's still cheaper than paying OTC prices. Plus, I can get an entire months' supply at once rather than running afoul of PSE limits.

I save my PSE allowance for buying generic Sudafed to use in my meth lab.