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Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 51 | I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this, but thought this information may help others. About a month ago Paul got a prescription for the magic mouthwash (lidocaine,maalox, and bendryl). I have really good insurance and they would not cover this concoction because 2 of the ingredients are over the counter ingredients. Therefore it cost about $60 to fill it. He really needed it though, so I sucked it up and paid it. I got to talking to the pharmacist and she recommended we ask our doctor to write the Rx for 500 ml lidocaine only with a note that I can mix the other ingredients in myself with the supervision of the pharmacist.
Our doctor wrote up the prescription and I filled it today. The pharmicist put 100 ml of lidocaine in 5 different bottles. I bought the OTC "generic" Maalox and Benedryl and added 100 ml of each to each of the 5 bottles while the pharmacist watched. They were very good about and were happy to have save me money. The cost was $25 instead of $60.
Diane-wife to Paul, age 55
DX 9/17/12
HPV/SCC/BOT Stage 4a
Non-smoker/casual drinker
Otherwise healthy
9/24/12 Cisplatin, Taxotere,5-FU - 3x
12/3/12 Rad x 35/Carboplatin x 3
1/15/13 DVT upper thigh
Passed away 1/23/13
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Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,671 | Diane - Thanks for posting the suggestion about Magic Mouthwash. From what I understand, there are different combinations of Magic Mouthwash. My son (Paul) also used MM but after a while it stopped working, and the pharmacist at Walgreen's recommended an over-the-counter type of MM which worked very well. Later when that one stopped working, he went back to MM and was ok with it. Sounds like you really have a great pharmacist and doctor to help you out this way as well as provide great savings for you!! It does help to get to know your pharmacist and be nice to everyone at the prescription counter. Good for you!
Anne-Marie
CG to son, Paul (age 33, non-smoker) SCC Stage 2, Surgery 9/21/06, 1/6 tongue Rt.side removed, +48 lymph nodes neck. IMRTx28 completed 12/19/06. CT scan 7/8/10 Cancer-free! ("spot" on lung from scar tissue related to Pneumonia.)
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Joined: Sep 2009 Posts: 618 | Diane,
I ended up doing the same thing with the seperate bottles of lidocain. My cost was $38 compared to the pharmacy cost of $68.
Kelly
Male
48, SCC (Soft Palet) Rt.,
Stage 1, T3n0m0,
Dx, 8-09, Start IMRT 35 9-2-09 end 10-21-09
04-20-10 NED
8-11 recurrence, node rt. neck N2b
10-11 33 IMRT w/chemo wkly
3-12-12 PET - residual cancer
4-12 5 treatments with Cyberknife & Erbitux
6-19-12 Pet scan CLEAR
12-3-12 PET - CLEAR
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