Comments on: Oracea too expensive ? http://rosacea-support.org/oracea-too-expensive.html Where the rosacea community meets to support each other Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:36:46 +0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Ruff http://rosacea-support.org/oracea-too-expensive.html/comment-page-1#comment-30937 Ruff Sat, 24 Oct 2009 06:49:23 +0000 http://rosacea-support.org/oracea-too-expensive.html#comment-30937 try 20mg twice a day... one in the morning and the other one drinking with water , crush it in there ... u have your own extended released dose... pass the voice... save the $$$ away from the pharma industry try 20mg twice a day… one in the morning and the other one drinking with water , crush it in there … u have your own extended released dose…

pass the voice… save the $$$ away from the pharma industry

]]> By: Sarah G http://rosacea-support.org/oracea-too-expensive.html/comment-page-1#comment-30643 Sarah G Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:30:42 +0000 http://rosacea-support.org/oracea-too-expensive.html#comment-30643 The regular antibiotic doses definitely work but for me there are two problems: 1)antibiotic resistance 2) I get other problems like yeast infections and urinary tract infections because the “good” bacteria also get killed by the antibiotics. So I end up spending money on doctor visits and probiotics…but still cheaper than paying the $300 for Oracea. I have insurance, but the expensive dermatology treatments are often not covered. I’d be willing to pay up to $100/month (still way overpriced) for Oracea. However, they insist on charging well over $300. Right now I have a card from the manufacturer to get the meds for $25 month for the next year or so…so they get me liking it so I stay on it. I still won’t be able to afford $300. Why don’t they just charge like $75 and they would have millions more people buying their drug??? If the $25 deal goes away, I will probably try the Periostat 20mg (doxycycline) twice daily instead. Not perfect but better than the 500mg twice daily of tetracycline I have taken in the past. The regular antibiotic doses definitely work but for me there are two problems: 1)antibiotic resistance 2) I get other problems like yeast infections and urinary tract infections because the “good” bacteria also get killed by the antibiotics. So I end up spending money on doctor visits and probiotics…but still cheaper than paying the $300 for Oracea. I have insurance, but the expensive dermatology treatments are often not covered. I’d be willing to pay up to $100/month (still way overpriced) for Oracea. However, they insist on charging well over $300. Right now I have a card from the manufacturer to get the meds for $25 month for the next year or so…so they get me liking it so I stay on it. I still won’t be able to afford $300. Why don’t they just charge like $75 and they would have millions more people buying their drug??? If the $25 deal goes away, I will probably try the Periostat 20mg (doxycycline) twice daily instead. Not perfect but better than the 500mg twice daily of tetracycline I have taken in the past.

]]> By: maureen rosky http://rosacea-support.org/oracea-too-expensive.html/comment-page-1#comment-30337 maureen rosky Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:21:15 +0000 http://rosacea-support.org/oracea-too-expensive.html#comment-30337 Hi David, Thanks for your comment. Do you know how long people can stay on Doxycycline? Thanks Maureen Hi David, Thanks for your comment. Do you know how long people can stay on Doxycycline?
Thanks Maureen

]]> By: Digital Davo http://rosacea-support.org/oracea-too-expensive.html/comment-page-1#comment-30327 Digital Davo Tue, 29 Sep 2009 01:36:44 +0000 http://rosacea-support.org/oracea-too-expensive.html#comment-30327 Hi Maureen, 150mg a day of doxycycline is a standard dose to reduce the papules and pustules of rosacea. Whilst other treatments like anti-fungals or topical steroids are often the first line treatment for seborrheic dermatitis it is possible that the anti-inflammatory and anti-biotic effects of doxycyline at that dose helps SD too. davidp. Hi Maureen,

150mg a day of doxycycline is a standard dose to reduce the papules and pustules of rosacea. Whilst other treatments like anti-fungals or topical steroids are often the first line treatment for seborrheic dermatitis it is possible that the anti-inflammatory and anti-biotic effects of doxycyline at that dose helps SD too.

davidp.

]]> By: maureen rosky http://rosacea-support.org/oracea-too-expensive.html/comment-page-1#comment-30319 maureen rosky Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:36:14 +0000 http://rosacea-support.org/oracea-too-expensive.html#comment-30319 Hi Digital Davo, just reading the comments you and Dr. ThomasBarrows made in regard to Orancea. Could you or the Dr. answer a question I have in regards to treating Seborrhea Dermatitis? Can Doryx 150mg treat a person who has Rosacea plus Seborrhea Dermatitis. I did hear that Doryx is the generic form of Doxycline. A person on one of the other sites was given this for her Rosacea and Seborrhea Dermatitis and has had great results. It 's like her Rosacea is gone. Thanks ,I hope someone can comment Maureen Hi Digital Davo, just reading the comments you and Dr. ThomasBarrows made in regard to Orancea. Could you or the Dr. answer a question I have in regards to treating Seborrhea Dermatitis? Can Doryx 150mg treat a person who has Rosacea plus Seborrhea Dermatitis. I did hear that Doryx is the generic form of Doxycline. A person on one of the other sites was given this for her Rosacea and Seborrhea Dermatitis and has had great results. It ’s like her Rosacea is gone.
Thanks ,I hope someone can comment
Maureen

]]> By: Digital Davo http://rosacea-support.org/oracea-too-expensive.html/comment-page-1#comment-28005 Digital Davo Wed, 20 May 2009 02:29:10 +0000 http://rosacea-support.org/oracea-too-expensive.html#comment-28005 When I was trying to wean myself off doryx I went down to 50mg a day and then 50mg every second day and I think this helped me taper down. I did this over a few months and was eventually able to stop them altogether. So for me 50mg of doxycycline a day was quite a satisfactory treatment. davidp. When I was trying to wean myself off doryx I went down to 50mg a day and then 50mg every second day and I think this helped me taper down. I did this over a few months and was eventually able to stop them altogether.

So for me 50mg of doxycycline a day was quite a satisfactory treatment.

davidp.

]]> By: Thomas Barrows, MD http://rosacea-support.org/oracea-too-expensive.html/comment-page-1#comment-28000 Thomas Barrows, MD Tue, 19 May 2009 19:43:57 +0000 http://rosacea-support.org/oracea-too-expensive.html#comment-28000 The cost of new medications versus their actual benefits is certainly a debate worth having! I am a physician and Rosacea patient. I was spending a little over $200 a month on Oracea and I found that it worked very well. However, I switched to once a day dosing of generic Doxycycline 100 mg and find the results are the same and it now only costs me about $5 a month for therapy. I suspect I could probably cut back to only 50 mg of generic Doxycycline a day since there are reports of the effectiveness of this dose. I have never had any GI complaints or problems with photosensitization with generic Doxycycline and frankly I think these concerns are over-rated. The cost of new medications versus their actual benefits is certainly a debate worth having! I am a physician and Rosacea patient. I was spending a little over $200 a month on Oracea and I found that it worked very well. However, I switched to once a day dosing of generic Doxycycline 100 mg and find the results are the same and it now only costs me about $5 a month for therapy.

I suspect I could probably cut back to only 50 mg of generic Doxycycline a day since there are reports of the effectiveness of this dose. I have never had any GI complaints or problems with photosensitization with generic Doxycycline and frankly I think these concerns are over-rated.

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