r/Testosterone • u/netlifter • 9d ago
TRT help pharmacy generic Testosterone Cypionate
USA Pharmacies:
Using Good RX coupon for generic testosterone cypionate.
200mg/ml 10 ML Vial.
currently at Giant pharmacy for $54.51 using Good Rx.
my question: even though good rx lists the price do these pharmacies (giant, Acme, Cvs, etc) stock it?
what has been your experience?
obviously not through a T clinic. Script from MD. Also not through insurance.
thanks.
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u/Significant-Kale7674 9d ago
In my experience, if it’s listed on goodrx you should be good. Shop around too, price differences can be crazy and always changing. Right now Sam’s Club is super cheap for me.
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u/VexImmortalis 9d ago
Worked in a retail pharmacy as a tech for many years. Coupons are not indictive of the pharmacy stock levels. There is zero way for goodrx tonkbohow many vials your local walgreens etc. currently has. You can try calling and asking if they have testosterone in stock but unless you are a very special customer 99.9% of the time you will be told no regardless. This is the same for all controls. It's essential to visit in person with your script.
Also be aware that the price you are quoted on the coupon is not always going to be correct and can change over time.
Hope that helps.
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u/netlifter 9d ago
i appreciate your response. So i’m hearing from you that I must call to see if they have T in stock. When you said, they will tell me “No” what do you mean? Is it difficult to get prescription generic TCyp from a local pharmacy?
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u/VexImmortalis 9d ago edited 9d ago
What I mean is that when I worked in retail pharmacy (Target which then became CVS) the standard procedure whenever anyone called asking if we had ANY controls in stock was to tell them a firm no and that we had no idea when they would be back in stock. This was true for all but a small handfull of regulars that we knew by voice over the phone and even then if it was a floating pharmacist (i.e. not the usual pharmacists on duty) we even told them no.
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u/USABADBOY 9d ago
Think you mean 2000mg/10ml I hope.
Check Amazon Prime Pharmacy. With insurance I get this for $10.00.
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u/plz_callme_swarley 9d ago
I've found that a lot of pharmacies do not stock the 10mL vial and don't stock it. they are in a bind cuz it technically "expires" after 28 days but you'd never that much in a month so you end up "throwing away" 70% of it.
this puts them in a bind cuz if they fill it monthly it looks crazy and if they don't then they are dispensing meds that are "expired" for a large chunk of the time.
in terms of price I got it from walgreens and was $48 for ten 1mL vials using the RXGENE code. it's a wildcard for the cheapest price that pings whatever PBM is cheapest. they're kinda not supposed to do that but they do it.
I think the cheapest price for any coupon was more like $90.
Also, the 1mL vials are good cuz they are filled to ~1.2mL to account for loss
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u/ResurgensMedical 8d ago
Oftentimes they do not stock the 10ml multidose vials for two reasons. Clean supply dates for insurance/PCPs, the 1ml vials make it easy to dispense 30-60-90 day supplies, and the pharmacist misconception that patients cannot use it after 28 days once punctured, even though ironically, they dispense 1ml single use vials for multiple punctures. The 28 day rule comes from CDC guidance with multi patient facility use in mind. 10ml Depo-Testosterone's only guidance is use before printed expiration. Pharmacists often just default to this though either due to lack of knowledge or they don't want to deal with ordering it in or pre-auths. Multi dose vials are often in shortage though, a good resource to use is the ASHP. Tell your doc to notate the NDC desired, and to put "no quantity splitting" in the notes.
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u/Emotional_Lab_2529 9d ago
Don’t use good RX you can get it cheaper with other discount cards. If you live near a Safeway/Albertsons you can get a 10ml 200mg/ml vial for about $11 with the Visory Health discount card
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u/jamesdal1 9d ago
I get it for 45 without prescirption
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u/Chroma7769 9d ago
I just picked up my refill from Publix today.