From: "Randy Holcomb" 

If your healthcare provider is halfway intelligent they usually have a copy
of the formulary for each of the insurance plans they participate in. My
PCP carries a Cassiopeia programmed with that data.

In the case of antidepressants a HUGE cost savings can be had just by
changing the size of the pill. Instead of prescribing 90 tablets of 15 mg
Remeron at $220 the doc can prescribe 30 tablets of 45 mg Remeron for
$70.....

"Bill Lucy"  wrote in message
news:MPG.138d6d5a6bc1ee4d9898d9{at}news.barkto.com...
39233d78{at}w3.nls.net>, si{at}wvi.com says...
> > non-brand? Well, I'm using cimetidine instead of Tagamet (thanks to the
acid
> > reflux...it runs in the family). Personally I'm not all that big on name
> > brands, as long as the doctor knows what is actually being dispensed.
>
> An HMO generally has a "formulary". They have certain drugs which the
don't
> cover, or cover to a lesser degree (your out-of-pocket increases). As an
> example, the cimetidine might not be covered since there is an
over-the-counter
> equivalent.
>
> That probably isn't true in this case, for any number of reasons. But I
know of
> situations where someone was prescribed medicines which were not covered
under
> the formularies and the individual was out a significant amount of money
for a
> 30 day supply.
>

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