Need help with mast cells (MCAS) and POTS? Can’t afford Gastrocrom? Help is here!
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Need help with mast cells (MCAS) and POTS? Can’t afford Gastrocrom? Help is here!
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What a neat trick! The price for Gastocrom is highway robbery. I will use this next year when I need to meet my insurance deductible again. I wasn’t able to afford it for a month last time and got very ill.
Gastrocom is approved for food allergies as well as mastocytosis. It’s hard to get a prescription for it and insurance coverage if you don’t have mastocytosis but I have it for multiple food allergies. People might look into that route. It’s also an off label drug for IBD, idiioathic anaphylaxis, and severe allergy induced hives, purpura and kidney diseases.
I will add a comment that isn’t spam. Thank you so much for this. I just learned I need this medication and spent the afternoon crying, not knowing how to afford it. The cheapest I could find it for was $850/month. I will definitely reach out to my compounding pharmacy and also ask my doctor.