rash-coumadin?

[witzkeyman]

Witkeyman, I don't know if you are reading the "coumadin creepy-crawly" thread, but Al Lodwick posted on that thread that the 10 mg. coumadin tablets don't have any dye in them. So if you want to eliminate dye allergy as a possible cause of your rash, maybe you could ask for a script for the 10mg tablets -- that is, if you can make them work for your dosage regimen.

thanks. maybe it's possible to split the pills in half. I'll ask my cardio what he thinks.

 

[Blanche]

No big deal, do it all the time

No big deal, do it all the time

Husband's been on Coumadin since 1990 and splits doses all the time. I joined him on this life saving drug when I got afib in 2005. I split all the time and so does he.

Sometimes it's better to beg forgiveness than ask permission. If you look at the Coumadin tablets, you will see a grove down the middle. That's where you can conveniently split the tablet. That's why the manufacturer put the grove there.

Blanche

 

[lance]

Question

Question

I split pills as needed. In fact, after I posted that message for you about the 10mg tablets, I started wondering why I don't get my doc to write for them for me. I take 5mg a lot of days, and taking half of a 10mg would be cheaper. I take generic warfarin. WalMart has all their generic warfarin priced at $4 for 30 tablets, regardless of the number of milligrams in the tablet. If you split a 10mg tablet to get two 5mg doses, you get twice the bang for the buck.

Of course Al Lodwick was talking about Coumadin, not warfarin. I can't tell you for sure if 10mg warfarin is dye-free.

Where are your tablets from Wal-Mart manufactured?
What brand names do they use?

 

[Guest]

All 10 mg tablets of warfarin are white and dye-free.

 

[Guest]

The fact that the questions were asked about brand and manufacturer illustrates the confused state of affairs concerning warfarin.
1. No study has ever shown that there was any difference between brands or site of manufacture. The claim that there was a difference made by marketing departments years ago still rings true in the ears of medical practitioners.
2. Many studies have shown that people do better on warfarin when they monitor their own INR. However, medical practitioners continue to ignore what is clearly best for their patients.

It reminds me of Mark Twain?s statement about getting the facts first then distorting them however you want.

 

[Lisa in Katy]

Off topic, but don't want anyone to get confused.

Is it Walmart charging the $4, or is it that your insurance company says that is your copay? I pay $4 for Warfarin at Randall's (part of the Safeway family) with my current insurance, but paid $10 at the same pharmacy with the insurance I had until a month ago. Insurance companies have preferred pharmacies and negotiated rates, so price generally depends on the insurance company, not the pharmacy.

 

[ShezaGirlie]

Lisa.......or anyone near an HEB Pharmacy

Lisa.......or anyone near an HEB Pharmacy

Lisa..if you have an HEB in Katy you can join their 'HEB Rewards Platinum' drug club for $5.00 and get 3 months of warfarin (100 tablets) for only $9.99 or 3 months of any one of the 500 generic drugs on their list. Go to their website http://www.heb.com/yourHEBStore/SD-pharmacy-rewardProgram.jsp and check it out. Works..!! And you can put your husband/partner/SO on your card too. The club charge is only a one-time charge. I like HEB because of the drive-thru.. The latest update is that HEB now offers some 500 brand name drugs too albeit at a higher price...!!

Marsha - thank you Marsha - first posted about WalMart doing this and now seems others are getting on the band wagon. I've even heard the Target Pharmacies are getting onboard. We don't have Kroeger or Safeway down here..

My BCBS drug card isn't worth the paper it's printed on anymore...$20 copay with Medco...

**Sorry to hijack your thread Witzkeman -- I vote with food/soap allergy and NOT warfarin**

 

[lance]

The fact that the questions were asked about brand and manufacturer illustrates the confused state of affairs concerning warfarin.
1. No study has ever shown that there was any difference between brands or site of manufacture. The claim that there was a difference made by marketing departments years ago still rings true in the ears of medical practitioners.
2. Many studies have shown that people do better on warfarin when they monitor their own INR. However, medical practitioners continue to ignore what is clearly best for their patients.

It reminds me of Mark Twain?s statement about getting the facts first then distorting them however you want.

Recently Heparin was recalled because of bacterial contamination. I think 4 deaths were reported in the US. It was recalled in Canada with no deaths reported--there's no agency to report to.

The Heparin originated in China. So now I question the source of the raw material used to manufacture warfarin. When posters refer to sources of "cheap" tablets it makes me wonder why.

Taro--manufactured in Israel. No guarantee raw materian not Chinese.
GenPharm--Canada stated raw material not from China
ApoTec--would neither confirm nor deny source of raw material.

Sometimes it helps to know these things.

Cheers