Save Up to $100 on EpiPen 2-Pak + More Ideas on Ways to Save on Prescriptions
If you or a family member has life threatening allergies, you likely have one or more EpiPens in your home, car, purse etc. Even with insurance, EpiPens can be quite expensive as Co-Pays can often be as much as $100+. Yikes!
Last year, I shared with you this super helpful email that I received from Hip2Save reader, Heather. So many of you left comments as to how great this and other similar programs were that I thought it’d be a good idea to share it again and hopefully be able to help more of you! Also, if you applied for this program last year, you may need to re-register as those cards expired on 12/31.
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My niece has an EpiPen because of potentially life threatening food allergies. My sister recently went to the pharmacy and filled her prescription. She was shocked when her out of pocket cost after her insurance totaled $257.93. After I heard about it, I did some digging and ended up on www.epipen.com. I was thrilled to find the EpiPen Co-Pay Card. The website states, “Present your card along with a valid prescription for EpiPen® (epinephrine) 2-Pak® or EpiPen Jr® (epinephrine) 2-Pak®. Maximum benefit of $100 per EpiPen 2-Pak® where applicable. This offer may be used on up to three EpiPen 2-Paks per prescription. This offer can be used an unlimited number of times until the offer expires on 12/31/2014.”
My sister went back to the pharmacy and they refunded her $200. My sister had no idea that this great offer was available and I am sure that there are many other parents who are also unaware. I was hoping that you could please share this information with your readers and hopefully it will save them money as well. Thank you so much for everything you do!
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If you or a loved one would be benefit from this offer, just head over here and complete the form to receive your Co-Pay Card. Then just bring along the card along with a valid prescription for EpiPen® (epinephrine) 2-Pak® or EpiPen Jr® (epinephrine) 2-Pak® when you head to the pharmacy. Note that there is a maximum benefit of $100 per EpiPen 2-Pak®; this offer may be used on up to three EpiPen 2-Paks per prescription. This offer can be used an unlimited number of times until the offer expires on 12/31/2014. Patients with questions should call 1-855-859-2971.
Check out some of these other great tips that readers left on the previous post to help save on all kinds of prescription medications…
[h2s_box]Needymeds.org is one option to get any/all of the prescription assistance programs available for nearly every prescription medication. Many meds (brand name or generic) have more than one option for a prescription assistance depending on income, etc. There are also coupons for many medications as well. Also, there is a section for ‘Free/Low Cost clinics’ to find a clinic in your area that might be able to assist with medical/dental care if you don’t have insurance. The website has very accurate, valuable information for those with limited resources for medications/clinics/disease specific issues. Hope this is helpful.
This website has a HUGE collection of links to manufacturer coupons for prescription AND OTC medications. Hope this helps someone! internetdrugcoupons.com
A lot of manufacturer websites will have similar programs with discount cards or coupons that can be used. My 9 y/o is a type 1 diabetic so the first thing I did when she was diagnosed 2 months ago was look up all her new prescriptions and got as many free things as we could. I was able to save 50% off our copay for her test strips (freestyle) (which she goes through a TON of – 300+ strips a month) and it is for unlimited refills. One of her insulins (Lantus) has a similar coupon for the pens, but not the vials (which is what we use), but I learned that I can draw insulin in a syringe from the pen just as easily as from a vial. Also, there is less wasted insulin because the pens are in smaller containers but come 5 to a box, instead of just one big vial, so if she doesn’t use it all it will last longer than one month. Plus I got the coupon from the manufacturer that takes $10 off our copay.[/h2s_box]
Do you have any other tips related to saving on prescription drugs? If so, please share in the comments below!
(Thanks, Christa, Heather, Jeanine, Bargains to Bounty, and all you Readers who commented!)
Thank you! Very smart readers you have!
If anyone needs discounts on vyvanse they have a 6 month discount that you can renew indefinitely for no more than $30 a scrip as well!
I used to work at a pharmacy and my tip would be if you are written a prescription for a brand name drug, first ask your doctor if there is a cheaper generic alternative you could try, if not I suggest googling the drug and going to the website that is nexium.com or whatever the drug is. You can look around their site for savings offers.
You have to be careful with this, though…. My daughter is on a name brand one because the tests for the generic ones allow for deviations that can affect patients that are sensitive to these deviations (and her condition is one where patients are often very sensitive to any change), especially since the pharmacy may not be able to control where (like which manufacturing plant) the generic one will come from always.
That is true! In my experience, those cases are rare but it does happen that a person is sensitive to a certain ingredient in different generics. Even though they are the same active drug the fillers can be different
Yes, I have that with Nexium. They tell me Prilosec is the same medicine, which I know it is, but it does not control the symtoms, even though I do a trial test every year so that the insurance company can be told, “It does not work!”
Nexium and Prilosec are NOT the same drug. They are in the same class of drug but they are different. FYI
Prilosec is the same as omeprazole 🙂
Not only the fillers, but the amount of active ingredients can be different. A 10% variance is allowed in the medication I am referring to, for example, when compared to the brand name (instead of 100 mg it can be between 90 and 110). If one month we get a manufacturer that does 90 and the next we get one that does 110, the fluctuation could have awful effects. But you are right, in general, generics are fine, but there are cases where they can present big risks.
So true! My son has epilepsy and when we could no longer find his medication from the manufacture, he instantly lost seizure control. I know it was because of the switch in manufacture of the same medication. That 10% variance has made our lives hard again. My best advice is to make sure the meds are ALWAYS from the same manufacture.
Becky, thanks for the tips. If a parent is desperate to find their children’s meds, they should try to find any way to get it even if it’s a generic.
I have never had trouble with generics until my thyroid went out of whack. I have Hashimotos (the autoimmune version of hypothyroidism) and spent 4 years trying to get my numbers right. I was feeling worse and worse and nothing was working. Then I talked to few people I found out had the same thing and they said they could not take the generic meds. I asked for a name brand to try and that did the trick. Within a month or two of starting it, my numbers were right on target and I could tell just by comparing my labs that they were totally different than they had been on the numerous generics I tried. I wish I would have done that so much sooner. Luckily my name brand med is only about $25 a month (it was about $4 for the generic).
You can also get a $0 copay card for Auvi-Q, the new (as of last March) epinephrine injector that is voice guided and smaller. You can go to the Auvi-Q website for more details. We LOVE the new Auvi-Q vs. the epipen because it’s small enough that DS (age 5) can carry it around his waist in a spibelt when he is away from home (school, park, on the bus, etc). Just wanted people to know they have options! 🙂 Love saving money on needed medication!!!
I was going to post the same thing. Just got an email the other day from them. Here is the link to the savings card for those interested: https://www.auvi-q.com/sign-up
Awesome, wasn’t aware of this option! My DD was recently diagnosed with food allergies. When I went to fill the first epi pen script, pharmacist asked if I still wanted to fill because of the cost. I looked at him like, really?
there are more people then you think that don’t fill epi pens because of cost!!
That’s actually very sad. After seeing my son literally lifeless twice and gasping for air other times, I cannot imagine not having this life saving medication with him at all times. My family would be eating rice and beans for two weeks if necessary so I could pay for this medication. We are a lower middle class family with very little “extra” money. No matter what, my priority will be the medicine that saves my child’s life. An ambulance ride or worse, funeral, will be much more expensive than an epi.
So thankful to EpiPen and Auvi-Q for the coupon cards. Though I honestly believe it is only happening because EpiPen now has competition. They’ve been the leader in epinephrine injectors for over 25 years and know that some people will choose Auvi-Q because its smaller and gives directions by voice. They never had discounts or coupon cards until Auvi-Q came into the US market (Auvi-Q has been overseas for a couple of years). Just my own two cents. Ha! Still grateful that they are helping out so many families!
Price chopper has a free diabetic program for test strips, lancets, some of the oral medications , etc. They also have a free antibiotic program as well.
Many places have a $4 prescription list such as target and walmart. Sometimes it’s cheaper to pay “cash” which would be the $4 then running it through the insurance.
I work for a Medical Clinic for people who don’t have insurance. We also use NeedyMeds.org Another great source for help would be rxoutreach.org. You can also go to the drug company for example, (lilly.com pfizer.com) Just type in the name of the company that makes the medication you need and they have applications that you can print. If you don’t know the company name just type in the drug name and it usually pulls up the company.
II recently needed to find where I could get my prescription for blood pressure medication that was over $200.00 a month at our local pharmacies. I searched and found this site info@goodrx.com. I was able to find a generic of my med and was able to print off a coupon to get the med for $19.00 for a 3 months supply. I took the coupon to Walmart and it worked! the coupon has a phone # in case there is any trouble with the pharmacy taking it.
AuviQ (another form of epinephrine) also has $0 copay this year!!
Thank you for sharing!
Thanks for posting this! Our daughter is on Quillivant, a liquid ADD medication. We have health insurance, but it doesn’t cover this medication. Our out of pocket would be around $165 a month. My pediatrician gave me a coupon for the medication that states we would pay no more than $20 a month. I’ve used it twice and both times paid $20. The coupon is good for twelve uses. If your child takes Quillivant, it’s definitely worth looking into!
I use bridgestoaccess.com (a GlaxcoSmithCline Company) to get my IMMITREX for free. You have to qualify, and after qualification, you are good for a free YEAR of medicine. I get my IMMTREX REG $700 + box for FREE. It has truly saved me this year.
Most Glaxco Meds are Covered.
Publix offers free Lisinopril for high blood pressure , free metformin for diabetes, and several free antibiotics. These are available whether or not you have prescription medical coverage.
Yes! I have gone there for the antibiotics. Here is a link with the info:
https://www.publix.com/pharmacy/Free-Medications.do
I love the Auvi-Q too! It’s so small and I like the fact that it talks you through the process! The one thing I hate about these injectors, is that they all seem to come in double packs now- 2x the cost at once 🙁
The double pack is actually ONE prescription, so you should only be paying one co-pay. The reason there are 2 in each script is because if there is a bi-phasic reaction (or you are far away from the ER or the ambulance hasn’t arrived yet) you may need a second dose. If your symptoms aren’t better within 10 minutes, you should epi again.
Thank you for posting this! I used it last year and saved $65!! We have great insurance but nothing is better than free. 🙂
Thanks for posting this! I was able to get 4 epi-pens at zero cost last year and plan on doing it again this year. Saved me lots of money, thank you!!!
How? I looked into this in August and with this card it was only dropping off $100. It was cheaper to do it through insurance. I compared the voice epipen and the jr in prices. Yes it does say $0 copay BUT the most deducted would be $100. Just confused on how you were able to get so many and all free. We will need to refill in Aug. I got the dual pack but still paid $150.
@Jenn–It depends on your insurance. The card states up to a $100 maximum. The deduction should be taken off your copay. If your pharmacist ran it right, your usual copay must charge you $250 for a script. So it saved you $100. (Please note that if it is a government funded insurance, the coupon card will not work.)
My copay for this brand is $75, so with this coupon card, we got them free. I got 2 sets of EpiPen Jr.s free last year and 3 sets of Auvi-Q Jr. free last year.
By the way, when our epipens expire, we donate them to the local children’s hospital. It is a teaching hospital and they use them to train residents.
I just got an epipen in December for $58 after insurance paid 50% and with this card $100.00 savings. Back in February I got it with just the insurance for $110. So, the prices differ and it depends on the date. The first one was 1 year supply. The second was an 18 month supply.
Nasonex.com also has a coupon program!
Walgreens offer discounts for the entire family on almost all medications. You pay $35/family or $20/individual and that gives you discount for a year. Ask about the Walgreens saving clubs, not balance reward.
I am in pharmacy school. One big tip I have is to please give the pharmacy the coupon when you drop off the prescription. We have to run it like insurance. Most people will bring us the coupon when they pick up the prescription. It takes a lot longer because we have to redo the prescription with the coupon. Just a little tip to save you on time and the pharmacy!
Good idea! Thanks!
Yes please, bring in the card when you’re dropping off the prescription! I am a pharmacy technician, so I am the one running the prescriptions through insurance most of the time. At our pharmacy we get charged a couple dollars each time we have to run a prescription through, so if you bring in the card when you’re picking it up instead of dropping it off, it costs us more money, and takes longer for both us and you. Easier, faster and cheaper for everyone involved if you give us the card first. 🙂 🙂
Thank you so much! My son needs the EpiPen Jr for his severe food allergies. This will definitely save on the co-pay.
Awesome! Thank you so much! I have a severe bee allergy and have to order new Epipens reguarly as they expire. Love Hip2save!
Thank you so much
Thank you! We are going through a financial crunch amd will be switching/losing health insurance soon. I am trying to stock up on prescriptions. I printed this out and called the pharmacy. My son has potentially fatal food allergies so we need these on hand. Worked like a charm! Saves me $90 so far. I will try to get more later.
Having Medicare part D, have been told these type of programs could not be used, as I did before due to the high cost of my RX. This posting is a fantastic help, and I’m saving the info so I can also pass it on to others! Thank all of you for your wonderful links.
For those taking Lipitor and have private insurance, check out http://www.lipitor.com. I had a card and was only paying $4 for a 30 day supply for brand name. 🙂 Pfizer has other meds I believe also, but not for Medicare/Medicaid, etc.
Any other links would be most appreciated.
There are Nuvaring coupons on their website! I was thrilled to find that out- Nuvaring is expensive!
Walgreens actually sent me the prescription copay card for this, and I was able to get 2 packs for free!
Trying to find discounts for”vsl-ds #3″ an rx probiotic. I looked on company website (sigma tau pharmaceuticals) and no luck….anyone have ideas? Thx
Try ”vsl-ds #3.
I work at a specialty pharmacy and I would recommend any one who has a brand name drug they take to look up their website and see if they have a copay card. It can save you thousands depending on the drug.
This is so true! My tot needed synagis shots during the winter months last year and each month cost $2500. Even with insurance paying most of it I still had a substantial co-pay. The company that makes it actually picked up all but $50 of the copay monthly – a huge help. There was no income qualification.
if you have medicare/ medicaid/ tricare ( goverment funded insurance) you are not eligible for copay cards
As I stated above, that is what I had been told also, but after looking at some of the above links I believe this is no longer the case. The latest one that I looked at is
http://www.needymed.org/articles/medicareinfo.htm. Sorry, can’t remember how to make a link. This is such good news to me, and once again, thanks a million to Collin for taking time out of her day to share and bring up this very money saving topic. And her very sharing readers for all of their input. Love you all !!! You can’t imagine how much this will help me and our finances. 🙂 🙂
For people that have government healthcare (medicare/medicaid, etc) they generally cannot use a coupon WITH their medicare/medicaid, but in some cases it’s less expensive to not run the M/M and just use the coupon and pay the cash balance.
correct, also, there are idependent copay foundations which can help . but for billing purposes, you cant bill a goverment entity and then offer the pt an incentive to use the drugs, its illegal. if its a charitable donation its differrent.
Hi friends I need Gymboree coupon for Take 20% I u have and not going to use it please give me : ) thanks
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Enbrel also has a program in case anyone with arthritis is reading… https://www.enbrel.com/ENBREL-support-program.jspx
I don’t have insurance and tried to use this card. It was still over $200.00
We have a high deductible and my best advice is to shop around. I think Costco had the lowest price last time I bought them. There was a $50 difference between CVS and Costco. You don’t have to be a Costco member to use the pharmacy 🙂
WOW, thank you so much, I have a daughter who has type 1 diabetes and it costs a fortune for her supplys as she has a pump.. this is why I started with the coupons. I am going to start having a good look around to try and get some coupons or discounts for her stuff.
Hi Nicola, my 10 y/o also has diabetes and is on a pump. She also has severe allergies, asthma, eczema, ADHD so I totally get it. Best advice – check out the manufacturer’s websites for discount programs/cards they offer. Most of the test strip companies offer discount cards that will take between $35-$50 off the copay after you pay the first $15. Insulin companies often will have a discount card, or offer 1 free vial or box of pens. You can also check out places like Fifty50 pharmacy who offer discount price level supplies that are their brand and have several different “kits” you can purchase that include meters, test strips, lancets, glucose tabs, etc. If you click on my user name it should take you to my blog – I have a list of resources on there.
I work for novo nordisk. we have a new combo co-pay card. save 45 dollars when you fill both levemir and novolog. or for pumpers who substitute off the pump one rx of either is $25 savings. just call your doc or novo nordisk.
My husband is type 1 as well and uses the pump. Supplies can get a little crazy to pay for everything. Last year when he went to his doctor we asked about saving on them cuz they were gettting so expensive, and the doctor handed over a card for saving on test strips and one for a free vial of insulin!! Found out now after a short search that we can get one free vial every 12 months! Every little bit helps.
Thank you!! I didn’t realize you can use this towards your co-pay and I didn’t take advantage of this last time! This offer also made me remember to check our EpiPens and I just realized they expire this month so an even bigger thank you!!!
Didn’t realize I could get refunded for the one I paid for out of pocket before I discovered this! Here is the info if anyone needs it: original receipt, photo copy of your savings card, patients name, address, phone, dob and $out of pocket paid. Mail to Epipen 2-Pak CLAIMS PROCESSING DEPARTMENT PO Box 7017 Bedminster NJ 07921-7017
Where did you find this? I bought some in November 2013. Does it have a date saying how long it will refund the out of pocket before getting card????
I would love to know as well! We bought in September 2013. Please and thank you!
Hi thr is a site as rx good you can get a coupon code for almost all the prescription medicines.once I was going to pay $240 for a monthly medicine,I searched online for some discount and I found this rx good site and it came for just$104 after coupon
Thank you all so much for your posts. Our insurance changed on the first and prescriptions aren’t covered (the cost goes towards the deductible) until we hit our deductible which is REALLY high. I appreciate you all taking the time to give such great advice and tips.
Have any of you gotten this Epipen card for your kids prescription or just for yourself? I’m wondering b/c you have to check that you’re 18 or older. Is that for the person needing the Epipen or can a parent fill it out. My child is not even close to 18. Any advice?
my mom used it for my 7 year old brother
I used it for my 5 year old son.
Costco has some pretty affordable presciptions and you don’t have to be a Costco member to use the pharmacy. Bought a medication at Walgreens once for $150 and found it at Costco to be under $15. Do your homework guys, prices vary greatly everywhere
thank you for this post!!! we just paid over $500 for 2 packs of epi-pens! So thankful for this post!
Thank You once again. I used this twice last year for my daughter and we paid nothing.
We have a super high deductible and so we use Costco for filling our prescriptions. I always have them run it through the insurance and then run it without the insurance. Sometimes it is more expensive run through the insurance and sometimes not. I wish there was a better way to explain it, but for example, one of my husband’s meds would be $9 a month with the insurance. But paying cash we can get 3 months worth for $7.97. One of mine is $84 paying cash, but running it through insurance was $$25. They are very nice and never mind if i ask them to check both ways before deciding which way i want to do it.
Druginternetcoupons.com
Discounted savings from manufacturers than you can use with insurance. Ex.Janumet copay is 75.00 Using the
Savings card costs 5.00 Huge savings. The site changes I regularly check it. Some Dr. Have saving cards and or samples Ask.
Don’t forget about transferring! Rite Aid almost always has a $25 up reward for transferring. Meijer sometimes prints out an offer for a $20 Catalina if you transfer a prescription. I don’t know if it’s been stated, so I apologize if this is repeated information. I know Meijer doesn’t charge for some antibiotics, like amoxicillin . Other pharmacies do this too.
I have prescription drug coverage, but with my last insurance my prescriptions were high and kept climbing. So, I looked around and found http://www.GoodRx.com. Type in your zipcode and medication you are looking for, the website then finds the best price in your area. I was skeptical at first, because I was paying over $64 and the website said I could get it for $11. I thought well, it wouldn’t hurt whats the worst they could say no? I printed the card took it to pharmacy and it worked! Saved me over $50 a month. Not all prescriptions are that low, but someone with or without insurance might save!
Thank you!!! Just tried to pick up my sons epi-pen jr. and the price after insurance went up $75 from last year! Cant wait to try this!
Target has a free pharmacy rewards program that for every 5 prescriptions filled, a 5% off discount card is earned. I have the debit red card, and have combined both discounts. I’m on Focalin XR for ADD, which after my insurance and the discount card found on their website is $50 per month. Discount cards don’t always stop working when they expire. The discount card I use expired last summer, but it’s been working every month since then. Make sure you check for generics often, I just found out that some of the strengths for my prescription are now available as of November in generic. Unfortunately I’m on 20 mg and the generic is not available for that strength, but I’m going to ask my doctor for the higher strength to lower the cost.