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Anyone have experience getting Medicaid to cover long-term antivirals?

bspg

Plant Queen
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My doctor wants me on 3g valacyclovir daily for at least a few months and Medicaid is my only insurance.

I know that they usually only approve prescriptions of antivirals for 10 days, so I'm wondering if anyone has experience with getting them to pay for antivirals for much longer use.

I'm already paying nearly $200/month for other compounded meds out of pocket so I can't afford an additional $105/month for the valacyclovir.