Keppra keppra keppra

[Youseemeb4]

Recently my Insurance has lapped and I can get keppra for 30$ a month.. Now it's 275$ a month and I can't afford that..so I went to my doc n told her it's a new drug call tedregdol or something like that its good price only thing is that I have to take it 3 times a day instead of 2...

 

[Bernard]

$275/mo? The price must have come down. Last time I checked (well over a year ago), Keppra was running over $750/mo without insurance. Either way, it's still expensive (here in the USA).

 

[Maisy]

Feel so sorry for you guys! Realise how good we have it here

 

[Hand of Blood]

omg its crazy sounding in america, they are so expensive, i dont think anyone over here could afford that a month!!

 

[KarenB]

Yes, it's sad that so many Americans fight socialized medicine -- makes it hard for those with diseases like epilepsy. You either have to be declared disabled, so you can get on Medicaid (and then hope you can find a good Neurologist who takes it) -- but then the problem is you have no income, other than a meager SSI payment (if you qualify).

If you're able to work, you hope you can get a job with decent medical insurance, but even then, having to pay deductibles and co-pays can take a pretty large bite. Our Jonathan's medical bills frequently get up to $100,000 a year if he has to go in hospital. We pay $1000 a month for medical insurance, plus $1000 a year for deductible and 20% of the rest of the hospital bill. Thank God we're now in Thailand (which has socialized medicine) -- where we can see the doctor for free (and well-trained doctors -- educated in States or Australia or Britain), or go to the international hospital and see him for about $30.

The people with the biggest problem are those in-between. They're able to work, but in a low-paying job with no health insurance, or crappy insurance. They have to make do with the "old" medications that are less expensive, and even then, life is really hard.