i wrote a few weeks about namenda and namenda xr
the company that makes namenda was going to stop making
namenda since its new namenda xr was out
namenda is taken twice a day
namenda xr is taken once a day
its the medicine that is usually added to aricept
when an alzheimers patient starts to get worse
why the xr
its a change in patent
so they can make it as a brand only for several years
at $362 a month
now the namenda
remember its the same drug
works the same
has to be taken twice a day
is going off patent
excuse me it just went off patent
by stopping the namenda the drug company would have forced all
those dementia patients to go onto namenda xr
so when the namenda goes generic doctors and patients
wont want to chamge to the cheaper stuff
the federal courts forced the company to continue to make
namenda
but not after the company pushed the namenda xr heavily
to consumers with ads and to doctors with the good looking
drug reps
now the namenda is generic
mylan is making it
it will show up at costco first then other pharmacies
it will be about the same price as the brand for awhile
then drop some
but then after 6 months it will plummet in price
eg generic aricept dropped from $280 to $160 to
where it is now about $10
thats what i pay now for 30 days worth
so the generic namenda called memantine is expected to do
the same
if your loved one is on namenda xr
you will need to ask their doctor to change to the generic namenda
you might save $300+ a month
then
i follow a blog called missing jim
its like ive written before oozes pain emotional pain
this last blog was painful to read
as
this wife struggles as a caregiver finding help for
her and her family and her young alzheimers husband
this folks is what its like to be an alzheimers caregiver
read it and weep
the organicgreen doctor
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