I was getting my HCG from
Empower Pharmacy (via
Defy) for the last 6+ years. When this new rule came into effect, I started calling a bunch of local pharmacies (Austin, TX area) and asking if they carried Pregnyl or generic HCG. It took about a half a dozen phone calls before I found a regular CVS pharmacy that said they do. I had
Defy send the script to this specific pharmacy, and I just picked up my first order today. I got a single 10,000 IU vial (it came with a vial of bacteriostatic water also) simply called ”Chorionic Gonadotropin” by a company called Fresenius Kabi.
I didn’t ask about the price until I got to the pharmacy to pick it up. I almost fell over when I saw the initial price of $370. The pharmacy clerk said to wait a minute while she checked for a coupon code. I said, what the hell…try my insurance, and see if it goes through. Will wonders never cease? My insurance actually paid a majority of the bill. I only ended up paying $38 out of pocket. Even with paying
Defy a $30 fee for the script, the total of $68 was still cheaper than what I was paying to Empower (through
Defy). I have one refill on the script on auto fill. After that, I guess I’ll have to call
Defy again to initiate the process all over again, unless CVS will do it for me.
Anyways, there is hope out there. You just have to be proactive and hunt down a pharmacy that carries HCG.