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Hi my name is brian i’ve been a medicare supplement agent for over 10 years i hope you enjoy the video you’re about to watch if you have additional questions you can click on my name below which will take you to my youtube channel page and you can watch any additional video that you like there also at the end of my videos will be my name my website address and
My phone number where you can contact me and ask me any questions that you might have amlodipine and medicare part d amlodipine was the fifth largest prescribed drug in 2020 with approximately 80 million prescriptions written so what is amlodipine amlodipine is a calcium channel blocker that treats high blood pressure and chest pain approximately 100 million
Adults suffer from high blood pressure in the united states that’s one in three adults what does high blood pressure do to a person high blood pressure causes stroke and heart attacks chest pain and memory loss lowering your blood pressure can reduce the risk of these conditions immensely this is why so many people take enlodipine is amlodipine a brand drug
Or generic drug amlodipine is the generic form for norovask so what causes high blood pressure high blood pressure is caused by several different things such as smoking being overweight too much salt too much alcohol stress age and lack of exercise why is medicare mentioned with amlodipine in this video the reason is a common cause of high blood pressure is
Age and being overweight as we age we tend to gain weight and exercise less with half of all adults having high blood pressure medicare is covering them for this illness how much does amlodipine cost with a medicare part d plan it depends on which company you choose for your medicare part d plan but it is a generic drug and shouldn’t cost more than seven
Dollars for a 30-day supply can you name a few medicare part d plans sure i can there’s wellcare humana aetna express scripts silverscript cigna and aarp to name a few which medicare party plans cover and lodipine almost every medicare part d plan will cover the generic drug amlodipine in all my years working as a medicare supplement agent i have never seen one
That doesn’t cover this drug does the medicare part d plans charge the same amount to purchase and load a pay no the part d plans copayments and deductibles vary but like i said if it cost more than seven dollars for a 30-day supply you should talk to a medicare supplement specialist for help so what pharmacies distribute and load a pain i would say 95 percent
Of pharmacies have amlodipine call ahead to make sure that they cover it and how much it costs but almost guaranteed they’ll have it another thing all the pharmacies that my clients on medicare part d go to carry amylodipine this includes walgreens cvs walmart and many others another question are prices for amlodipine different at each pharmacy the answer is
Yes the price will vary at each pharmacy so ask how much it will cost before filling the prescription if you need any additional information go to the description box and click on my website medicarehyphen365.com or call me at 1-844-5555 you
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Amlodipine and Medicare Part D #1 By Brian Medicare
