Ovidrel Buying Recommendations?

[MAD King]

I am using Ovidrel which was covered all the years by my insurance.
My co-pay was around $20. Now, my company changed the plans and Ovidrel is not longer covered.
I have to pay myself the full amount which ranges from $150-$300, depending on the pharmacy.

Does anyone know a source where to get Ovidrel for a reasonable price?

 

[MG123]

Have you thought about just switching over to regular hCG? You can get 11000 units from a compounding pharmacy for around $70.

 

[CoastWatcher]

Yes, a good compounding pharmacy is a wonderful resource.

 

[MAD King]

Have you thought about just switching over to regular hCG? You can get 11000 units from a compounding pharmacy for around $70.

I just do not like the idea where it is coming from.

 

[CoastWatcher]

I just do not like the idea where it is coming from.

I think you may misunderstand what we mean. How in the world could you be worried about a compounding pharmacy such as Empower (link below)? There are marvelous compounding pharmacies in the United States.

https://www.empowerpharmacy.com/

 

[MAD King]

I think you may misunderstand what we mean. How in the world could you be worried about a compounding pharmacy such as Empower (link below)? There are marvelous compounding pharmacies in the United States.

https://www.empowerpharmacy.com/

Ahh, no , sorry, I did not mean any pharmacy with where these substance is coming from. I meant that it is coming from pregnant women and that thought somehow makes me uncomfortable. Ovidrel is kind of synthesized.

Sorry for not being clear enough with my post. My mother language is much better, I hope. lol

 

[PAUL-E]

One could argue the pregnant pee version is organic and natural
I'm not sure what version empowers is but I'm sure its safe and sterol and that's something I can live with.

 

[MAD King]

I think it is a "head" thing. I am not able to make friends with that.

 

[Tom Larabee]

I believe, these days almost 90% of HCG comes from synthetic sources, versus the alternative.

 

[DaveK2204]

PM sent on a generic option

 

[MG123]

As far as I know, there is no generic recombinant hCG.

 

[CoastWatcher]

As far as I know, there is no generic recombinant hCG.

Ovidrel, the referenced drug, is a recombinant HCG.

http://www.asrm.org/uploadedFiles/A...es/Educational_Bulletins/Use_of_exogenous.pdf

 

[MG123]

Ovidrel, the referenced drug, is a recombinant HCG.

http://www.asrm.org/uploadedFiles/A...es/Educational_Bulletins/Use_of_exogenous.pdf

Right, but it is brand name. I am unaware of any generic recombinant hCG being on the market in the USA. So it looks like his options are to pay the price his pharmacy is charging him or switch to regular hCG.

 

[CoastWatcher]

Ovidrel, the referenced drug, is a recombinant HCG.

http://www.asrm.org/uploadedFiles/A...es/Educational_Bulletins/Use_of_exogenous.pdf

Right, but it is brand name. I am unaware of any generic recombinant hCG being on the market in the USA. So it looks like his options are to pay the price his pharmacy is charging him or switch to regular hCG.

Got you. My own doctor has told me that one out of ten patients in her practice have expressed reservations similar to the ones we see here.

 

[MAD King]

Right, but it is brand name. I am unaware of any generic recombinant hCG being on the market in the USA. So it looks like his options are to pay the price his pharmacy is charging him or switch to regular hCG.

It looks like that way, that I have to pay the price.

The funny thing is, I paid $75 without insurance when I first started in 2012. The insurance covered it, pay was low, now I have to pay out of pocket again and it went up 100% on price.