Source for inexpensive Cialis (tadalafil)?

January 16, 2015 8:42 AM

I'm an older man with benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH), enlarged prostate that causes frequent urination. The drug finasteride no longer helps, and I've apparently outgrown cardura and flomax and others. My urologist has suggested low-dose (5 mgs daily) Cialis, the drug usually prescribed in larger doses for ED. He gave me a month of samples and it works very well (side effects are minor and only positive). Trouble is, my insurance doesn't cover it and it's very expensive--about $300 a month. Way beyond my budget. Can you suggest any trustworthy sources, perhaps foreign ones, where I might get low-dose Cialis at a reasonable cost? A previous answer recommended alldaychemist.com and I'm looking into that, but would appreciate more options. Thanks so much!
posted by anonymous to Health & Fitness (8 answers total)

When I've been uninsured, I've used Inhouse Pharmacy to get medication, and have had nothing but positive experiences with them. They have generic Cialis (tadalafil)--a hundred 5mg tablets is $100, though prices rise if you buy smaller quantities.
posted by MeghanC at 8:55 AM on January 16, 2015

Call the drug company. They have a department that handles this (sometimes even on Medicare). Then call your insurance company and ask about a tier exemption. I've gotten meds paid for both ways. Some were thousands of dollars a month. We also got my friend's life-saving Viagra subsidized.

No one ever believes me and it baffles me. It really can be that simple.

I called my insurance company and said this drug cost is too high and they walked me through it. My new insurance company even faxed the doctor for me. (As a last resort, you might look at northwest pharmacy.)
posted by crankyrogalsky at 9:17 AM on January 16, 2015

I'd be wary of sketchy overseas pharmacies. Canadian pharmacies are generally legit, but not all "Canadian" pharmacies are Canadian. The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy maintains a list of non-recommended sites (which includes alldaychemist.com). Other useful links can be found in the Consumer Reports link above.
posted by Johnny Wallflower at 9:18 AM on January 16, 2015

Freedom Pharmacy
posted by JimN2TAW at 10:00 AM on January 16, 2015

I encourage you to proceed with caution. Counterfit drugs are a legitimate and growing regulatory problem (I work in regulatory drug testing), and ED meds are the prime target for fraud. See this relevant incident from just this month.

Make sure you're ordering from a VIPPS-accredited site (there's a little logo that sites get saying as much, and it will be obvious if it's not there). Wherever you do get your meds from, do yourself a favor and scrutinize the product insert before you start taking the pills. Keep your eyes pilled for hints that you're holding a batch that hasn't been manufactured under sound, consistent manufacturing practices.
posted by late afternoon dreaming hotel at 10:34 AM on January 16, 2015

A little-known fact is that a Costco card is not required to use their pharmacy, and they're dirt cheap.
posted by scratch at 11:51 AM on January 16, 2015

Go here. I use this kind of service for my rheumatoid drug which would be $1,300/month. I pay ten bucks.
posted by harrietthespy at 11:54 AM on January 16, 2015

The Compounding Pharmacy of America, 6216 Highland Place Way, Suite 101-A, Knoxville, TN 37919 [phone]. Toll free: [phone]
they compound 20 mg troches that you can cut in lower dose sections. $90 for 30 20 mg doses. And, they mail.
posted by Pressed Rat at 6:42 PM on January 17, 2015