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So it took nearly two weeks to get my doc and insurance company on the right page for Viagra, they would not approve of cialis. I have Tricare for life as my drug coverage. Now the silly part, they approved 6 pills with 6 refills and the prescription says "take twice a week on Wednesday and Thursday one hour before sexual activity"
I find that comical.

Now my copay is $11 for 6 pills not sure that is a bargain at all, nearly $2 per pill. The good news is it worked well. I have order cialis online.

Subdenis said...
So it took nearly two weeks to get my doc and insurance company on the right page for Viagra, they would not approve of cialis. I have Tricare for life as my drug coverage. Now the silly part, they approved 6 pills with 6 refills and the prescription says "take twice a week on Wednesday and Thursday one hour before sexual activity"
I find that comical.

Now my copay is $11 for 6 pills not sure that is a bargain at all, nearly $2 per pill. The good news is it worked well. I have order cialis online.

I agree. That’s isn’t good coverage...but that’s typical coverage post-RP.

First, the “one hour before sexual activity” is a downer for several reasons. scripted, scheduled sex is sorta a detractor in itself. Feeling in the mood? An hour is a long time to wait. And then what if it doesn’t happen? Feel like you wasted something? The psyche of sex is meant to be more spontaneous. Personally, I like the mornings after the body is well rested and at its prime for the day. In fact, we set the alarm during the week 30 mins early for a little “together” time. I wouldn’t want to have to set my own alarm to get up an hour before that. Nights, frankly, I’m often tired after a long and energetic day, plus we’re often enjoying a few cocktails and/or wine. For these reasons, I’ve found the daily tadalifil to be superior (for my lifestyle; everyone is different) to the “on demand” approach. Just sharing my experiences for consideration.

Second, your “coverage” plan doesn’t sound as good as you could do on your own. (You didn’t mention the refill cycle...was that 6 pills per week? Per month?). Daily tadalifil (Cialis) online is only about $0.23/day. That’s about 30*$0.23=$7/month.

It’s a little bit of a process to figure what works best for us as individuals...we are all different. Good luck. Hope this input helps.

Dennis,

If you are actually getting brand name Viagra your $2 copay per pill is actually quite a bargain. The retail cash price for each pill is around $60. That's why insurance companies have that otherwise-silly 6-pill limit per month. I remember when my doctor wanted me to try low-dose Cialis and my insurance company would approve 6 pills a month, which, I think, is considered a sensible dose for a spider monkey. Also, low-dose Cialis is dispensed in packs of 15 pills -- I never did figure out how that was supposed to work.

The thing about insurance is that it gives us an odd blind spot. There are generics for Viagra now (a recent development) and with the right discounts they are much cheaper than your co-pay if you just pay cash. It never occurs to most of us to ask about the cash price, because, insurance.

Here are some local prices in my area for sildenafil (the drug in Viagra):

Viagra (per 90 pills)
- brand name 25/50/100mg (same price all doses) $5,225.50
- generic 25/50/100mg (ditto) $35.50

So your $2.00 co-pay is five times the cash price using GoodRx.com to find the best local price and using the online coupons that GoodRx lets you print.

We don't allow the discussion of specific off-shore pharmacies on the forum but members can share their experiences via email. My impression is that they are something of a mixed bag.

Subdennis,
I do not think that is bad what you are paying for 6 viagras. Not bad at all.
I was approved for Cialis daily 5 mg 18 months post RP ( this April) and was asked to pay $937.50 for 3 months supply.
Declined it and kept ordering from India as I did before.
The sad thing is it did not worked for me at all, neither Cialis nor Viagra even at full doses or as combined 50 mg Viagra plus 20 mg Cialis. Just wasted lots of money. First post RP I was buying it here in the country and was paying full price which left dent on my valet.
Recovery of erectile function after RP is very expensive business.
For you, money is well spent when it works.
MK

Sildenafil 20mg (generic viagra) can be had at Sam's Club pharmacy using the GoodRx app coupon for $10 / 30 pills.

PeterDisAbelard. said...
Prato,

That's Cialis, right? I don't think anyone makes a 5mg Viagra/sildenafil pill.

Yes, i should have specified, its Cialis.

I pay less than a buck a pill for 20mg generic Cialis.

Thanks guys. Anyone who has a suggestion for Canadian or off shore pharmacy please send me a PM.

The funny part of the script was Wednesday Thursday. I have six refills by 8/2019

Subdenis said...
Thanks guys. Anyone who has a suggestion for Canadian or off shore pharmacy please send me a PM.

The funny part of the script was Wednesday Thursday. I have six refills by 8/2019

Good news, Denis - ITS THURSDAY