My medication went from $31 to $130.

[u/Space-Useful]

I'm really frustrated right now and I would like to know if anybody has experienced sonthing similar. So I'm on Methylphenidate and I would pick it up from my local walmart for $31 dollars. Starting this month, it randomly shot up to $130. I called my insurance, they said it was somthing up with walmart. Talked to my walmart pharmacist and she said that nothing has changed with walmart in terms of a manufacturing change and no changes to my prescription has been made.

I had to bite the bullet and pay to get the medication (I'm afraid of abruptly stopping it). I plan in calling my insurance again but this is just very upsetting.

[u/Bitter-Breath-9743]

That seems very off for generic medication.

[u/Meggles_Doodles → u/Bitter-Breath-9743]

Without insurance, generic 36mg methylphenidate for 30 tablets is $300.

[u/Bitter-Breath-9743 → u/Meggles_Doodles]

I always check GoodRx. That was my line of thought.

[u/Dexterdacerealkilla → u/Bitter-Breath-9743]

GoodRX is not very reliable with controlled substance prescriptions. In my experience over the years it’s become rarely accepted for them. 

[u/vindman → u/Dexterdacerealkilla]

It was just accepted for mine for like the 10th time

[u/Wwwwwwhhhhhhhj → u/vindman]

Walmart recently stopped accepting it for controlled substances.

[u/Dexterdacerealkilla → u/vindman]

What kind of pharmacy do you go to? It might be helpful for others if you can share. 

[u/FreeSammiches → u/Dexterdacerealkilla]

CVS takes GoodRx.

[u/chesterfieldkingz → u/FreeSammiches]

Not mine for controlled substances

[u/FreeSammiches → u/chesterfieldkingz]

Do you have more than one in your area? I was able to use it at both of the CVSs near my house. The last time I had to use it was about 9 months to a year ago though, because my on-insurance price dropped.

[u/vindman → u/Dexterdacerealkilla]

walgreens