Prevacid

Hi Folks,

Just wondering was anyone else prescribed prevacid for post surgery? The surgeon prescribed to me...and the ones he prescribed were not covered under my insurance!  So I have to pay some $200 out of pocket!  Wowza!

I take Prevacid.  My employer just changed which company supply our benefits and the quick dissolve tablets are no longer covered. They will cover the regular tablets that are swallowed are.  

were you prescribed this because of your surgery?

I had been on meds for heartburn for 20 yrs prior to surgery. I was given Prevacid after surgery and I'm coming up on 5 years post op and still on it. 

I was prescribed lansoprazole. They were covered by my insurance. The pills are huge though and have to be taken whole. 

How is your pouch tolerating that?  Is it OK?

I was prescribed Prevacid for 6 months.  Luckily my benefits covered it.  I can only get 3 months at a time, so I'll have to go back to get the second half of the prescription. 

I take prevacid. Almost done now ad i only got a 3 month supply. It was covered

I was prescribed Prevacid for 6 months after surgery. I had to pay for the too. I didn't fill the whole prescription at once. I took it regularly for the first couple of months and then I went to every other day for a couple of months and then I stopped it. I still have some left and one more that I didn't fill. 

To be clear before people freak out on me, I'm not telling you not to take it as prescribed by your doctor, I'm just letting you know what I did and it worked for me. 

haha yes i understand.  i filed 2 months and will take it from there... it's 138$ for 1 months supply...