Generic Singulair is in pharmacies now!

 

 

Generic Singulaire is here!

I know, I need a life.  

 

I am excited because generic Singulair is in pharmacies now! 

 

I was picking up another prescription and casually asked the pharmacist when they would be getting the generic Singulair. 

 

I knew the FDA had approved it, but I thought it would take a while to be produced and be on store shelves. 

 

Wrong!

You can ask your pharmacist for it today. 

 

I thought I would have to get another prescription, but my pharmacist said unless the doctor has written "no generic substitutions" we could switch to the generic version. 

 

I excitedly asked the pharmacist to run it through to see how much it would be. 

 

He said it was $10. 

 

I gasped and he asked how much I normally pay for Singulair. My copay is almost $50 a month, and since all 3 of my kids take Singulair.... I pay $150 a month  

 

That's in addition to me paying for albuterol inhalers, daily controller inhalers, vials of albuterol for the nebulizer, and Epi pens.

So, instead of paying $150 for the three bottles, I only paid $30.

 

When you have a family of 5 that has allergies, and 4 of the 5 of us have asthma, the costs really add up. 

 

We spend a LOT of money and time at the pharmacy, pediatrician and allergist.

Now that Singulair is generic, it will help me save $130 a month on that prescription.

 

Now I need to refill my Advair, and after insurance, my copay is $60. 

 

If Advair would just go generic now too.....