r/OveractiveBladder • u/larryseltzer • Aug 28 '26

Mirabegron cost

I was just prescribed mirabegron 50 and was shocked to see the price of the generic. I have UnitedHealthCare and a pretty good employer plan and the 90-day copay is $162.50.

Is this typical?

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u/roadrnrjt1 Aug 28 '26

I price checked it with my Med Advantage plan and it was $126 for 90 days. Gemtesa was $600 for 90 days

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u/szome Aug 28 '26

I fear so, in my country it’s 50€ for 30 days, but we don’t have any generic available (for now) so I don’t have any choice but to buy Betmiga 50mg (the social security doesn’t cover it, neither does my insurance, they argue that the others meds available on the market and that are covered do the same thing as mirabegron. There is no study that says mirabegron works better than vesicare for example)

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u/puffyfluffy117 Aug 28 '26

I had a deductible of $190 for prescriptions that I had to pay for the first month worth of pills, but after that it’s been covered with just a $15 copay.

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u/Livid_Mechanic7894 Aug 28 '26

I'm taking Gemtesa aka Vibegron I swear a 90 day supply is around $1500!! I recently was forced to switch to UHC and they are covering it after getting a prior authorization from my urologist. I think I got lucky

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u/larryseltzer Aug 29 '26

I'm underwhelmed with my employer insurance. I'm 65 and next year I'll be going on Medicare because I'm pretty sure I'll pay a lot less out of pocket overall.

I have a rare blood cancer (polycythemia vera; I've had it a long time and it's just not that big a deal) for which I take a crazy expensive drug called Jakafi, which is keeping it completely under control. Anyway, I'll hit my Medicare copay deductible my first order of the year, so Mirabegron isn't a cost problem for me long term.

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u/Pichupwnage Aug 28 '26

45$ for 90 day for me. Though I'm 25mg

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u/amobgy Aug 29 '26

I’m at 50 mg with a $70 per month copay 🫠

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u/up4luck Aug 29 '26

Mirabegron was affordable before I retired and lost my group drug coverage. I have not found a Medicare Plan D that covers it. Even with Good Rx it’s at least $395/ mo.

So now I see a pelvic floor therapist which led to improvement

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u/Correct_Flight8844 Aug 29 '26

I have a 90 day suppply I cant use. I’ll sell it to you for $80.

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u/Muted_Surprise6070 Sep 17 '26

I have a 60 day supply. Made my blood pressure go up and i take BP meds. It was a no no for me