Cost of Prozac

soozindahouse

Hi everyone,

Hope I'm posting this in the right place. Have been going through an awful lot lately and have had a really bad few months. I'm seeing a counsellor, but was with my GP today and he's given me a prescription for Prozac (20mg per day)

Just wondering if anyone knows roughly how much I should expect to pay per month?

locum-motion

If you have a medical card, €2.50.

If you don't, then it's a private transaction between you and the pharmacy you purchase it from. The pharmacist buys it in for a set price (agreed between the Government and manufacturer) and he then sets the selling price at whatever he thinks he can get for it in the local market conditions, and the patient chooses either to pay that price or shop around. There is no set selling price for any drug.

If you're concerned, ask the pharmacist how much it will be before you get the prescription dispensed.

Because of the number of variables, I will not price a prescription until I actually see it.

However, all of that being said, your Prozac should work out at considerably less than 50c per day.

soozindahouse

I don't have a medical card. Do you have any idea of a rough price even? I mean closer to €20 or closer to €80?

locum-motion

With respect, did you read my reply?

"...considerably less than 50c a day..." was much closer to €20 than €80 the last time I looked.

euser1984

The patent has run out for prozac now so there should be generics; meaning competition.

I'd say it's probably very cheap - 12 euro for a month if you asked me to take a wild guess.

Gremlinertia

Since the generic came on to the market i'm spending approximately twenty five euro for sixty milligrams a month.

euser1984

Gremlinertia wrote: »

Since the generic came on to the market i'm spending approximately twenty five euro for sixty milligrams a month.

That's a high dose though - maximum I think.

anto3473

One thing i'd really recommend is shopping around. I've seen a difference of €20 a month on one medication between 2 chemists. if you find it cheaper somewhere else but would prefer to go to your local pharmacy bring them the cheaper quote and they may be ale to match it. Incidentally Boots were the cheapest I found.

Gremlinertia

euser1984 wrote: »

That's a high dose though - maximum I think.

Yeah I was too brain dead to do the maths. Amway about a tenner a month for op..

locum-motion

euser1984 wrote: »

The patent has run out for prozac now so there should be generics; meaning competition.

I'd say it's probably very cheap - 12 euro for a month if you asked me to take a wild guess.

There are generics, but the price of the original has come down so much that the difference is marginal.

flutered

this month the difference between mu losac and the generic was €9,50.

locum-motion

flutered wrote: »

this month the difference between mu losac and the generic was €9,50.

What has the difference in prices between Losec and its generics got to do with the difference in prices between Prozac and its generics?