I have three nails involved, on of the them is the big toe. According to the instructions, I will need 4 drops per day. 1 drop each for the small toes and 2 drops for the large toe. I have found that the 4 ml bottle runs out of medicine after three weeks. I am getting about 80 drops out of each bottle, but the pharmacy says there should be 200 drops per bottle. I am not getting close to 200. There is no information provided with the prescription as to how many doses are in each bottle. Pharmacy advises that insurance will not cover more than one bottle per month.
How many drops are in one bottle of 4ml Jublia?
Question posted by remliw on 2 Sep 2014
Last updated on 19 January 2021 by claster
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You should consider googling "Canadian pharmacy Jublia." I just put in an order for TWO 8ml bottles of Jublia for $265, including express shipping (within a week). That's far less than even my copay on these, which retail for over $1,500 per 8ml bottle. This isn't an appropriate place for me to recommend one pharmacy over any other, but the price seemed pretty consistent on a number of sites I checked. Good luck!
I work in a pharmacy and we are being audited on a Jublia prescription. Normally we calculate 20 drops per ml. I called Jublia and was told that there are 200 applications in a 4 ml bottle and 400 applications in an 8 ml bottle.
If you use 4 drops a day you will need more then if you were using only one, so I don't see how they can say they'll only cover a certain amount. How are the directions written? They say it clearly that you are using 4 drops a day. If so I don't see how they can limit you to what you would have if you had one drop a day I cannot find anywhere where it says how many drops are in a cc. I just went thru all the info and read the actual box. I'd say you need to have a chat with your insurance company. You dr could apply for more to be paid for. I wonder where the pharmacist gets his info that says there should be 200 doses. As can happen with drops, if you squeeze the bottle you get more then a drop at a time, can this be happening? You could call the company and ask them about the number of drops. (800) 321-4576.
There are approximately 20 drops per ml. If you're pharmacy told you there are 200 drops in a 4ml bottle I'd find another pharmacy if I were you.
There are approximately 20 drops per ml. If you're pharmacy told you there are 200 drops in a 4ml bottle I'd find another pharmacy if I were you.
my 4 ML prescription for JUBLIA was for one big toe & slight nail problem on second toe using one to two drops per day. Began on 10-29-14 and ran out on 12-29-2014. I have only used one drop per day but sometimes more comes out of bottle. ?? At best this is only 60 drops. This is a long way from 200 doses. I have just ordered a new prescription. I will also call the 1-800-321-4576 number as this is really strange. Thanks.
Rx needs to be "drop" specific. Should state how many drops are being used per day. Ask your MD to call in new Rx with specific directions. When claim is submitted to insurance company they take into account quantity of medication dispensed and how many drops are to be used in daily basis. This is how they estimate how long one bottle should last. Your doctor shouldn't have an issue giving you a new Rx
I went through the same issues with my insurance. I even called the Valeant in Canada. The conversion is 10 drops per ml. So 40 drops is the max if they filled the 4 ml bottle full, which they don't. You will use approx. 1 bottle per week if you have two big toes and 5 small toes infected. Less if all toes are affected. I wrote a complaint to the review board of my insurance company and they filled my prescription to meet the 1 bottle per week need. It's going to take a while for the doctors to figure out how to write the prescription so it gets filled properly. Obviously, because of the cost, insurance companies are going to try and find a way to cut their costs.
I have 8 nails affected. A 4ml bottle costs $448.20. There are approximately 80 drops per bottle.You are supposed to apply Jublia to each nail once a day for 48 WEEKS. If I use 1 drop per nail daily for 48 WEEKS it will cost me $15,059.52 to cure my yellow nails. I can see why the insurance companies might complain about being robbed.
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