Lialda pharmacy savings card and financial help

Check to see what the cost is for a three month supply. My son's Lialda had a $240 copay for one month but a total copay of $80 for a three month supply. Ridiculous I know, but its worth checking with your insurance company.

It's been a HUGE help for me. I had a $400.00 copay, also. It was for a 90 day supply. Once I got the card, my copay dropped to $30.00. As NiceGuyEddie already mentioned, some insurance companies prefers a 90 days rx to a monthly one. Worth checking into!

I'm sure it varies widely by insurance but your pharmacy should be able to apply the card and give you a new price fairly quickly.

I've used the Lialda Savings card on and off over the years (have switched from Lialda to other brands) and have had very good luck with copay reimbursement cards from drug manufactures.

Copays can still be expensive, even with the copay assistance card. You are best to see what 5ASA/mesalamine your health insurance prefers and get it (call your insurance and ask about formulary/preferred and nonformulary/not-preferred meds for IBD), as the cost savings to you can be considerable and it's pretty random which brand a given insurer prefers. Some prefer Apriso, Pentasa, Delzicol, and others all of which have their own copay assistance cards. Your doctor can easily switch your prescription to whatever 5ASA is the most affordable with your plan, you'd still get good results, and save money each month.

There's also a few generics available that are more affordable and may not require a copay assistance card at all. Examples are Mesalamine DR 1,200mg or 800mg tablets, balsalazide disodium, and sulfasalazine. I'd ask your insurer about those!