Hi Madeline ... I have AARP MedicareRX Saver Plus Plan-D, $26.70/month. Eliquis at Walmart RX is this year $25/month (after deductible/pre-donut hole). The FDA has preliminarily approved Lupin Pharmaceuticals' generic Eliquis ... I've seen guestimates on its availability as 2019 but some indicate 2020-2021. LasVegas-Royby LasVegas-Roy - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thank you Carey & docboss. Now 35-days on Dofetilide 250 mg I had an EKG and saw my EP this afternoon. He was pleased as my average resting HR has gone from 94-beats/minute to 87-beats/minute and my incidence of AF has gone from 5-6 episodes a week to typically one moderate episode a week. The EKG was in NSR with good QT Interval. I was given a 90-day RX for Dofetilide 250 mg (2xDay) which thby LasVegas-Roy - AFIBBERS FORUM
Thank you Fibbin AFib for the excellent review on KardiaMobile! Have you seen and/or reviewed the smart phone app "Photo Afib Detector"? LasVegas-Royby LasVegas-Roy - AFIBBERS FORUM
Liz ... If you have a smartphone you may want to consider getting the app "Photo Afib Detector" which will evaluate and quantify any Afib symptoms, You can save readings as desired ... I've shown them to my cardiologists and they helped a lot in documenting when and how long I was in Afib. LasVegas-Royby LasVegas-Roy - AFIBBERS FORUM
For those of us on Apixaban (Eliquis) there is good news coming although when exactly they will be available is not clear as I've seen some indications it will be in 2019 but others not so fast. LasVegas-Roy Mumbai, Baltimore, December 10, 2018: Pharma major Lupin announced that it has received tentative approval for its Apixaban Tablets, 2.5 mg and 5 mg from the United States Food and Drby LasVegas-Roy - AFIBBERS FORUM
Liz … I was on 81mg Aspirin but no I can't definitely say it was the sole cause of the GI bleeding but I followed my cardiologist direction and started Pantoprazole which stopped the bleeding. Clopidogrel (Plavix) is an anticoagulant and I took it and continued the Aspirin until I started Eliquis which is a blood thinner. They do different functions. LasVegas-Royby LasVegas-Roy - AFIBBERS FORUM
Jackie ... After my first heart attack I was prescribed Clopidogrel (Plavix) and Aspirin and promptly developed GI bleeding. The GI bleeding was resolved by taking Pantoprazole (Protonix) which is a stomach antiacid medication similar to the OTC Prilosec. Now on Pantoprazole + Eliquis + Clopidogrel + Dofetilide I have zero stomach issues. LasVegas-Royby LasVegas-Roy - AFIBBERS FORUM
I concur with everyone's comments on traveling Ids001! We have made several automobile trips between Las Vegas and Reno, a distance of 430 miles of which 380 miles is absent of pretty much anything other than sagebrush and Area 51. If you have a smartphone you may want to consider getting the app "Photo Afib Detector" which will evaluate and quantify any Afib symptoms you may beby LasVegas-Roy - AFIBBERS FORUM
I am a 74-year old male and 50-year cancer survivor but with late effects of wide-field radiation therapy administered in 1968. The radiation and then chemotherapy cured Hodgkin Lymphoma and provided 25-years of excellent health but the radiation left scar tissue that as I aged calcified resulting in lung and heart issues. I had Acute Myocardial Infarctions at age 63 and 71 and have stents in theby LasVegas-Roy - AFIBBERS FORUM