Just picked up my Allegra D prescription...

[miker 5,000+ posts]

Generic or name brand?

Name brand for mine is 600$... and for generic it's around 170$.

But insurance covers it anyway so the price doesn't really matter.

 

[Ridinhi 5,000+ posts]

when did the change occur, recently?

I want to say around Jan 16th of this year to be exact but dont quote me on that. I do know that it was around the first of the year.

 

[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

Generic or name brand?
Name brand for mine is 600$... and for generic it's around 170$.

But insurance covers it anyway so the price doesn't really matter.

brand name

 

[Ridinhi 5,000+ posts]

just want to show that there is no generic for Allegra D and will not be for a while.

http://allergies.emedtv.com/allegra-d/generic-allegra-d.html

But im quite sure that it is non-formlary now. I could explain but all that insurance crap i save for work

 

[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

isn't claritin the "cheaper" version of allegra?

 

[RedlineAccord 10+ year member]

Hah can't complain, it usually works the other way. I'm interning in CVS right now and more often than not we get yelled at because someone's insurance company raised their prices or they hit a donut hole and didn't know it, and their med wasn't covered. People don't realize it isn't our fault. Don't shoot the messenger.

 

[SQL4Life 10+ year member]

regular Allegra there is a generic but not for the D...and fyi all you are paying for if ure doctor wanted it for drainage was the "D" part which is sudafed which can be bought cheap.

Many people take sudafed 2 days before flight and stuff like that.

claritan is a different antihistamine than allegra, same for zyrtec

 

[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

Hah can't complain, it usually works the other way. I'm interning in CVS right now and more often than not we get yelled at because someone's insurance company raised their prices or they hit a donut hole and didn't know it, and their med wasn't covered. People don't realize it isn't our fault. Don't shoot the messenger.

lol yea ppl go crazy for there meds, I know when i ran out 2 nights ago i dug through the medicine cabinet like a junkey looking for some left over samples

 

[Ridinhi 5,000+ posts]

isn't claritin the "cheaper" version of allegra?

well,its like this....both are antihistimines but they are different medicines. allegras generic name is fexofenadine(notice just allegra,not allegra D) Claritans generic name is desoloratadine. Allegra D contains a second ingredient which is pseudoephedrine which is a decongestant. Claritan is also available with a decongestant. See man, you got me talkin about this and i aint even at work,this sucks,lol. so much to know about it man while at the same time its quite simple. Thats the thing about pharmacy,soo much to keep up with and soo many changes

 

[Ridinhi 5,000+ posts]

regular Allegra there is a generic but not for the D...and fyi all you are paying for if ure doctor wanted it for drainage was the "D" part which is sudafed which can be bought cheap.
Many people take sudafed 2 days before flight and stuff like that.

claritan is a different antihistamine than allegra, same for zyrtec

well said

 

[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

lol yea, my dad takes claritin and they told me I could take it if i wanted, but allegra d is better, the doc probably gets a check for writing allegra more than claritin tho

 

[BIGsherm7272]

None of that allegra, claritin, zyrtec bullshit ever worked for me.

You can also buy zyrtec otc now.

 

[SQL4Life 10+ year member]

if an antihistamine does not work for you that does not mean take two, that means u need to find another one...there are many out their besides claritan and zyrtec otc.

Aprodine works really well for me, there is always benadryl if you dont have to worry about drowsiness, there is this really cheap one that works for me as well that is called Chlor-Pheniramine ( bought 100 tabs otc for $1.53)

Ask your pharmacy what else they have that is cheaper b/c like the one i work at we carry some of them behind the counter but can still be bought w/o a script.

 

[squeak9798 5,000+ posts]

Fuck Allegra D.

That shit gave me insomnia.

Sleeping a total of 4hrs in a 72hr period FTW. Nothing like going to bed at 5 or 6am & getting up @ 7am for work.

 

[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

Fuck Allegra D.
That shit gave me insomnia.

Sleeping a total of 4hrs in a 72hr period FTW. Nothing like going to bed at 5 or 6am & getting up @ 7am for work.

really? I noticed at first i had a small burst of energy right after taking it but that lasted like 5 mins, then i leveled out and went to sleep.

i can feel it immediately loosen my ear canal.