Re: Zofran for hyperemesis

From: Lynn Montgomery (apgar10@thebirthcentermt.com)
Tue Jun 19 07:14:19 2007


Gail,

My partner just told me last week the Zofran had come off patent. It should be cheap as dirt. The Zofran oral dissolving tabs are still under patent, therefore still ridiculously expensive.

Lynn

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Lynn D. Montgomery, M.D.

Obstetrics & Gynecology, Maternal-Fetal Medicine

The Birth Center/Rocky Mountain Women's Health

1211 S. Reserve St.

Missoula, Montana, 59801

406-549-0978

fax 406-549-0987

e-mail: apgar10@thebirthcentermt.com

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From: ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net [mailto:ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net] On Behalf Of ________________________________ GIN11153@aol.com Sent: Monday, June 18, 2007 9:02 PM To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L Subject: Zofran for hyperemesis

Friend of a friend's wife was prescribed Zofran for hyperemesis -she's in her first trimester. It's prohibitively expensive and they can't afford it because they have a new insurance plan with a huge deductible. He said 24 pills is several hundred dollars that they don't have. Costco's cash price for 30 tabs is $1,256.44 !!!

Can you suggest something cheaper?

Gail Neuman RNC CPHW student midwife and student nurse practitioner certified high risk OB Perinatal Nurse Associates 801 N. Tustin Ave., Suite 305 Santa Ana, CA 92705 (714) 314-7070 (714) 838-1479 fax

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