FOR PEOPLE IN THE USA:
You may have lost your prescription or insurance coverage, your financial situation changed, or your doctor has failed to authorize a refill. The following information may help if you find yourself in this situation:
- Some pharmacies will provide you with an emergency supply for up to seven days. Typically, pharmacies will only do this for medications that are critical or may cause withdrawal symptoms such as antidepressants, heart, seizure, and diabetes medications.
- Pharmacies will not give emergency refills of the following controlled substances: xanax, valium, benzoids, opioids, gabapentin, tramadol, phenobarbital, fioricet, or sleeping pills.
- Pharmacies will only consider emergency medication refills if your doctor hasn’t responded, NOT if they have denied the prescription refill.
- If your doctor refuses to continue to write your antidepressant prescription, drops you as a patient, is unreachable, fires you as a patient, quits abruptly, it may be possible to visit a walk-in clinic, urgent care, after hours/out of hours clinic, or a clinic like CVS or Walgreens.
- The ER may also do this, but typically costs more.
- You should bring a copy of your prescription history to show them and explain the situation.
- If you are in withdrawals, you should take a trusted friend or family member to advocate for you.
If you find yourself without insurance and can’t afford Duloxetine, look into the following options:
- The Lilly Cares Foundation is a non-profit organization that offers a patient assistance program. This is for patients who would like to apply to receive the available medication(s) at no cost.
https://www.lillycares.com/ - Health Warehouse: https://www.healthwarehouse.com/
- Goodrx – www.goodrx.com
- Walmart $4 generic drug assistance program: https://www.walmart.com/cp/4-prescriptions/1078664
- Walgreens Prescription Savings: https://www.walgreens.com/psc/prescription-savings-club
- Helprx: https://www.helprx.info/
- CostPlusDrugs www.costplusdrugs.com
If you must have brand-name Cymbalta:
- Ask your provider to write a prescription specifically requesting Cymbalta by Eli Lilly. Please note specific brand requests may not be covered by insurance. If denied, you might choose to appeal the insurance denial.
- Ask your pharmacist about ordering Cymbalta by Eli Lilly for you.
- Consider mail ordering from a Canadian pharmacy the Eli Lilly name brand Cymbalta, provided you have ample time to obtain via mail order.
- Here’s an article about the legality of buying prescription medications from Canada. https://www.elderlawanswers.com/buying-prescription-drugs-from-canada-legal-or-illegal-1204
- Links to respected Canadian pharmacies: https://www.cipa.com/cipa-safe-pharmacies
INFORMATION FOR THE FOLLOWING FORTHCOMING:
FOR PEOPLE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM:
FOR PEOPLE IN CANADA:
FOR PEOPLE IN AUSTRALIA:
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