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No insurance, no job, need help paying for Suboxone.

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My doctor and I recently started discussing Vivitrol and Suboxone to get me off of opiates which I have been addicted to for more than two years, the only thing is if he were to prescribe me 90 tablets to take three a day, I believe the price of them comes to <snip> plus the office visit which I can definitely NOT afford, lol. I heard that there's a program called the "Suboxone Here To Help Patient Assistance Program" in which they may pay all the cost of the Suboxone which would be great for me and unbelievably helpful since I currently do not have any insurance whatsoever and am also unemployed. My doctor said that there aren't really many other doctors who even know about this program and even less who actually do it due to it being so restrictive (I believe only three patients or so can be on it for each doctor) If anyone has any help on this I would greatly appreciated. If someone also has an email address for the Suboxone company so that I can shoot them a message and ask for the forms needed to give to my doctor so he can fill them out I would greatly appreciate that. Also I heard that if enrolled in this program that the medication has to be shipped directly to the doctor's office or something? Would appreciate if someone can fill me in on all of this and how long average it would maybe take to get approved for someone unemployed and with no income or insurance, thanks again.
 
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My question here is how much money do you regularly spend on illicit opiates per month?

I only ask because all of that right there could go towards funding your sub program.
 
Maybe about <snip> a month, that's nothing compared to a <snip> a month sub rx and I have tried google and everything I just cannot find the forms that my doctor needs to fill out for the suboxone here to help patience assistant program for low income people
 
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As another moderator already noted in your first post, we don't allow posting of drug prices unfortunately. (EDIT: ninja'd! debaser already caught it and removed the prices while I was typing this)

Your doctor and/or pharmacist might be of better help for your individual situation than us to be honest. As far as I know for the program you are referring to it has to be your doctor who calls, gets the forms, and applies for you.

If you Google "Suboxone Patient Assistance Program" some sites come up which list a program for low income people with no insurance, which has a phone number and eligibility requirements, but I'm not certain if that program still exists (or if it has changed). You could try calling the phone number for more info, they may just say only your doctor can call them but at least you can find out if it does still exist. Here is the site: Suboxone Patient Assistance Program UPDATE . If the program still exists and you think you would be eligible, tell your doctor to call them. Read through the eligibility requirements. There are a lot of restrictions (for example the doctor can only have a small number of patients receiving assistance).

The Suboxone manufacturer's main program is a voucher to pay for up to a certain dollar amount per month of the copay for people who have insurance that does not fully cover their Suboxone. All you have to do for that one is print the voucher and take it to your pharmacy.

Another option would be to explain your financial situation to your doctor and have him/her prescribe you generic buprenorphine, which should be a lot cheaper.

Then there are some programs which cover Suboxone such as Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE, or other federal or state assistance programs. You'd have to find out if you are eligible for one of those programs and fill out the necessary paperwork.

The Suboxone "Here to Help" Program is a different thing, it's not what you are looking for, it is a counselling program that sends you encouraging emails and helps you find counsellors in your area, etc. It doesn't pay for your medication.
 
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Back on topic though, I wanted to add to what Swimmingdancer's post to say that while some insurance does cover buprenorphine, there are restrictions. For example, I have Medical and when I wanted to go on bupe they told me that they wouldn't cover it unless I first tried methadone and it didn't work for me. Which is ridiculous, you should try bupe first. It ended up working out for me because I probably needed methadone anyway but for a lot of people that's not the case.
 
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IMHO, maybe we are discussing the wrong thing...

Vivitrol 100% has a assistance program, and it is a life-saving medication. Subs are also life saving, but if you wanna get clean, screw subs. Get on the shot...

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