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Q: When wiil the drug Avapro be available in gerentic?
A: Not until at least 2008 and even then if they re-work the formula into an extended release formula, they can extend their trademark an additional 7 years thus not making it available until 2015.
Try Diovan or Benicar instead. They’re in the same family but less expensive.
Do NOT go to an online pharmacy. They’re not goverment regulated and they could send you sugar in a pill and market it as whatever they wanted to and charge you whatever. If you’re finding the Avapro to be too expensive, go to the website of whomever makes it and apply for their prescription relief program. It makes prescriptions cheaper and it’s easy to apply for.
Q: I need a service rep to contact us about Avapro?
Avapro has been taken off our formulary and it is the best drug for my husband to use. I would like to find out who sets these formularies and want BristolMyers Squibb to know we are very disatisfied with this. We are forced to use Express Scripts with our Insurance.
A: 1) Formularies are set by insurance companies. One of the determining factors as to which drugs (in a particular class)are covered is price. The insurance company may request “bids” from drug companies. For example, Avapro is called an “ACE receptor blocker”. Others are valsartan, etc. The company that bids lowest gets their drug on formaulary.
2) Your complaint lies with the insurance company and Express Scripts. The drug company (BMS) has little to do with it.
3) Most insurance companies will allow you to get non-formulary medications, but you’ll pay more.
4) If yout husband hasn’t tried other drugs in Avapro’s class, talk to your MD/PA/NP about trying a formulary drug.
Q: Differences bewtween BENICAR 20 mg and AVAPRO 150 MG?
I would like to know the differences between benicar 20 mg and Avapro 150 mg.
or Is Avapro 150 mg euivalent or less strength drug compared to Benicar 20 mg in order to control blood pressure.
A: Both drugs are antihypertensives of the class “angiotensin II receptor antagonists”. They’re pretty much equivalent drugs.
You can’t compare drugs simply by the # of milligrams.
Q: Is there a generic for the hypertensive drugs , angiotension II receptor antagonist?
I take Avapro but it is expensive, there is no generic out yet. My doctor says there is a generic in that same class of drugs coming out this year. Does anyone know about it?
I cannot use the ones ending in “pril” as they make me cough uncontrollably. Will look up both those thanks.
A: There are generic names for them but no actual generic drugs yet. My doctor told me the same thing, to start looking for one of those in that class to go generic soon.
Q: My sister was given three scripts for blood pressure meds.
Her dr. gave her Verapamil, Lisinopril, and Avapro. He told her to take them all at once. She is very sensitive to any kind of drug and I KNOW the dr. told her to take them all at once, but I am worried it may be too much for her. Isn’t this a lot of pills to take at one time for blood pressure? Would it make more sense to spread them out during the day? She has been on other meds, but due to cost he changed her scripts.
A: This is a question you should be asking the Dr or a pharmacist. The 3 drugs she has been given work in different ways. Its common to give more than one type of drug to treat blood pressure.
Lisinopril is an angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor. Angiotensin is a chemical that is made by the body continuously. It narrows blood vessels and thereby maintains (elevates) blood pressure. When the enzyme is blocked by lisinopril, angiotensin cannot be converted into its active form. As a result, blood vessels dilate and blood pressure falls.
Lisinpril:- Treatment of vasospastic (Prinzmetal variant), chronic stable (classic effort–associated), and unstable (crescendo, preinfarction) angina; adjunctive treatment with digitalis to control ventricular rate at rest and during stress in atrial flutter or fibrillation; prophylaxis of repetitive paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia; management of essential hypertension. (hypertension can cause BP problems)
AVAPRO is indicated for the treatment of hypertension. It may be used alone or in combination with other antihypertensive agents.
So the 3 drugs will work together to help the BP problems. That is why all 3 should be taken together at the same time every day. Like I said any pharmacist can give you advice on these medications. Your sisters Dr can also talk her through what he has given the drugs for. The main thing is your sister should not just stop taking these because you think it seems a lot for her to take. Not taking them can do a lot more harm in the long run. Blood pressure problems especially high can lead to other serious medical conditions if left untreated.
Q: Cross reference my prescriptions drugs to see if no harmful interaction.?
Taking prescribed meds from family Dr. & 1 referal Dr.
Would like information on the possible harmful interaction.
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE-plendil TBCR 10mg/daily, Novo-fosinopril tab 20mg/daily. ALSO TAKING Nu-simvastatin tab 40mg/daily,Avapro tabs 300mg/daily, Slow-K TBCR 8meq/3 daily.
Nu-furosemide tab 40mg/daily. RECOMMENDATION O-Calcium w/ vit. D.
REF. Dr. for hiatus(?) hernia, Pariet tab 10mg/daily
TAKING ON MY OWN, Salmon/fish oils 1000mg/daily
Amount of prescriptions has me a little bit concerned about possible harmful interaction.
A: Your doctor should have already used this tool, if you were honest with him/her about your “self-medication”, but if that is not the case, here’s where you can check:
Q: Who is in the wrong here?
For the past month our pharmacy had been working under a relief pharmacist. Not the boss, a stand in until the real pharmacist came in. A lady customer came into the pharmacy looking to refill her med of Avapro. Her insurance wouldn’t pay for it so the pharmacist told me to call the insurance to see what they would pay for. I did that and told her the substituted drugs. She then wanted to know, as I was checking out her other meds at the register, how much Avapro would cost if she got it cash. I was busy so the Pharmacist took it upon his self to look it up because he didn’t want to wait for me. He looked on some google site for the price and finds that “You Can Buy The Generic For Avapro Now’ and proceeds to tell the customer that there is a generic out now. I thought this was fishy b/c why didn’t the insurance company tell me to run the generic. So I look it up. There is no legal available generic for Avapro. I read that the Pardon for Avapro hasn’t expired yet. I try to tell him this, showing him legal documentation and he blurts out in front of my customer “there isn’t a generic b/c the ‘queen bee’ says there isn’t one.’ The customer replies “I just wanted to know the price” I looked up the price and told her and she left. I tried to explain myself to him and he said I was ‘full of it’ and “don’t tell me how to do my job”~! The reason I was so concerned in the first place was because I didn’t want to loose our customer. I didn’t want her to think there was a generic but we couldn’t get it and leave to go find it at another pharmacy. Who is in the wrong. Should I’ve kept my mouth shut (b/c technicians should NEVER council the patient) Or stand there as he gave her false information. I am really ticked about this. Let me know your opinion.
A: A lot of us have an idiot for a boss, you should quit and get a job where your customer service skills will be appreciated. Honestly, it’s tough working for people, I have to get a new job every year because I get sick of it, the only way I get through my day is to not take my job seriously, I don’t get paid well enough to be all stressed out about some dumb job. Next time just say whatever and flip him off when he leaves.
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