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Q: Is there much difference between Vytorin and Lipitor other than price?
My Cholesteral is high and my DR prescribed Vytorin. I have no prescription insurance and was shocked to find the cheapest price on Vytorin was 124.00 per month. Lipitor (which is another choleteral lowering drug) comes in generic and is much cheaper. Before I consult my DR does anyone know if there is a real big difference in Vytorin and Lipitor other than the outstanding cost difference? Thanks.

A: Both Vytorin and Lipitor work well. They are in the same class of drugs.

As for Lipitor being a generic, I think you are mistaken. There are other drugs in that class that ARE generic, will work for MOST people and are MUCH cheaper.

1) Tell your MD that you have no Rx coverage (so he knows that cost is definately a factor) most MD’s don’t have a clue as to what a med costs, all they have time to know is which drug rep bought their lunch this week.

2) Ask him if you can use Simvastatin (brand is Zocor). It is availiable in generic, was one of the first HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (that class of cholesterol drugs) approved and has been widely studied.

3) If he says no, ask him for a specific reason why you need Vytorin (or any other brand name drug). Unless your numbers are extremely high (in which case Simvastatin might not bring them down far enough), he really has no reason to prescribe the brand name drug. Vytorin is a little more potent, but that is really the only different. It works slightly better for people with extremely high numbers. If you can’t afford to take the med, then the best drug on the planet is worhtless to you.

Its like why pay for premium gas at the pump when the regular unleaded will get you where you need to go ?

4) Know that these drugs do carry some risk. You doctor should do a blood test not only to check your cholesterol level, but your liver function before you start on the meds. Then his should check your cholesterol and liver function sometime bewteen 2 and 6 months after being on the meds (usually at month 3 is most common). Be aware that ALL meds in this class carry this risk, not just the simvastatin. If you have any of the side effects listed in the prescription info, stop the med immediately and call your MD (especially muscle cramps).

Best of luck to you. Via meds, exercise, and diet you can greatly effect your cholesterol level. Other than quitting smoking, helping manage your cholesterol and blood pressure are the two most important things you can do to lower your long term risk of having a major cardiovascular event (stroke, heart attack, sudden cardiac arrest, etc…)

Major studies in both the U.S. and Europe have PROVEN that you can extend people’s lives by keeping their cholesterol within acceptable levels. This is one of the few absolutes in medicine.

Do what you have to do to get your numbers down.

I don’t usually put my title on replies, but if you need to add validation to my reply, I have a doctorate of pharmacy and am a practicing clinician.

Q: Where can I get VYTORIN 10/40 tablets cheap or for a reasonable price? They are so expensive to get.?

A: your doctor could give you vouchers to save money, you could go to a generic statin plus zetia as an aceptable equivalent, or you could try to look for the canadian pharmacies that send medicines cheaper, but first try to call your insurance and ask them for prior authorisation, good luck

Q: Samples of Vytorin were given to lower cholesterol. Blood test showed cholesterol is normal now. Vytorin is..
a brand name medication, and copays are high, so asked doctor for a generic med to lower cholesterol since no generic available for Vytorin. Pharmacy says there are some at certain pharmacies as cheap as $4.00 copay/month! Doctor says, “Vytorin is working fine. Either take it or go see a cholesterol specialist” rather than write a generic script to see if it would work as well as Vytorin, even though a specialist wasn’t consulted before receiving samples of Vytorin to begin with. Is this doctor being bull-headed about insisting on a brand name medication? Is there any reason “why” he couldn’t give a generic script and have the blood retested in two months to see if the results are similar?
Our copay for name brand is $50 per month!

A: http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic/vytorin.htm this class of medication were shown to be effective but with high toxic side effect so statin alone would be good nearly similar statin as in vytorin is zocor contain simvastatin so take the generic about why the doctor insist since this is new drug and the manufacturing company press on doctor to write and try propaganda and hidden business so take my advice never to be the first user as experimental rats and never to wait to be last user be intermediate wait and see first

Q: Is there much difference between Vytorin and Lipitor other than price?
My Cholesteral is high and my DR prescribed Vytorin. I have no prescription insurance and was shocked to find the cheapest price on Vytorin was 124.00 per month. Lipitor (which is another choleteral lowering drug) comes in generic and is much cheaper. Before I consult my DR does anyone know if there is a real big difference in Vytorin and Lipitor other than the outstanding cost difference? Thanks.

A: Vytorin is actually a combination of Zocor and Zetia. Lipitor as far as I know isn’t available as a generic in the United States, but I’m not sure where you are. Vytorin is more effective since it combines those two drugs. Talk to your pharmacist and your doctor if you’re concerned about price, and see what they recommend. If he wants you on vytorin you can try to get generic zocor and brand zetia as there is no generic for zetia. I’m not sure what the cost for zetia is though.

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