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Posted 1/14/2016 7:12 PM (GMT 0)
I was finally in remission on 8 Apriso .375 daily which is working just fine for the last 6 months.
I can't seem to get down below 8 capsules without symptoms that could lead to a flare.
Now in 2016 Apriso is no longer on the formulary for Medicare.
Federal will allow 4 capsules, and they don't give a hoot what your doctor has prescribed!
LIALDA is on formulary and my doctor prescribed 4 pills daily of 1.2 grams 2 in morning, 2 in evening.
I haven't picked up the new Med yet.
Apriso has extra buffers and is time released. LIALDA is not!
Can someone who has taken both drugs tell me what side effects they have experienced!? Or how each drug compared to the other?
I realize we all react different to our meds, but any experiences shared would be greatly appreciated.
I have been denied Apriso and I am in appeal process with the Federal Government Medicare System to advocate for my present working dosage.
I'm sickened on how a bureaucracy can
decide your drug dosage over a doctor! God help us all!
Posted 1/14/2016 9:24 PM (GMT 0)
I've had pretty good success with Lialda. Originally I was on 2x in the morning but during a flare I was upped to 4x in the morning. I asked my GI doctor about splitting it 2x morning and 2x at night but she told me that it makes no difference. She should be wrong :-). I've had no side effects from Lialda but it has not been a silver bullet. When I'm in a flare it makes it less of a flare. Once I'm in remission it does a good job of keeping me there as long as I don't go overboard with triggers (bad food choices, stress, etc..).
Posted 1/14/2016 11:32 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks so much TooManySteves!
Posted 1/14/2016 11:51 PM (GMT 0)
Lialda and apriso have the same active ingredient, are both feature a delayed release ph-based coating, and have identical side effects. I was on lialda 2 years, no side effects.
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