Relistor

Written by Gary Heiting
Medically reviewed by Philip Ngo, PharmD
Updated on July 22, 2024

Cost of Relistor

Like other medications, the cost of Relistor can vary. Certain factors may affect its price, such as:

• your insurance plan, if you have coverage
• the pharmacy you use
• the quantity or amount prescribed
• the drug form you’re prescribed (oral tablets or solution for injections) 

To find out how much Relistor costs, ask your doctor, pharmacist, or insurance provider. They may be able to suggest ways to save money on your prescription, including those described in this article. To find out what the drug costs when using Optum Perks coupons, see the prices shown above on this page.

Coupons for Relistor

Prescription drug coupons can help you save money by lowering the cost of Relistor. The Optum Perks coupons above can provide significant savings on your prescription costs.

Drug prices often vary between pharmacies such as CVS, Walmart, Rite Aid, and local pharmacies. Check the Perks coupon list above to find discounts available at pharmacies near you.

Note: Optum Perks coupons cannot be used with any insurance copays or benefits.

Available app for coupons

To make finding and using these coupons easier, you can download the Optum Perks app. To learn more about this prescription discount app, see this article.

Common questions about Relistor’s cost

Here are some common questions and answers about Relistor.

Does Relistor 150 mg cost more or less than other strengths of the drug?

Relistor 150 milligrams (mg) is the only strength of the oral tablet form of the drug. Your cost of Relistor 150-mg tablets will depend on several factors, including your health insurance and whether coupons or other savings programs are available for this form of the drug.

See the “Coupons” section for details about the cost of Relistor 150-mg tablets with Optum Perks coupons. Also, see above to compare the cost of Relistor 150-mg tablets with the cost of Relistor injections.

If you have health insurance that covers Relistor, you might be eligible for additional savings on your copay for Relistor 150 mg with a savings card available from the manufacturer.

Why is Relistor so expensive?

Relistor is a brand-name medication. Brand-name drugs can be expensive because of the studies needed to test their safety and effectiveness before they can be approved for use by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Makers of a brand-name drug can patent and sell their drug for up to 20 years. When the patent for a brand-name drug expires, other drugmakers can make and sell generic versions.

Generic medications contain the same active ingredients as brand-name medications. (An active ingredient is what makes a medication work.) So they don’t require the same costly testing for FDA approval. For this reason, generic drugs usually cost significantly less than brand-name medications like Relistor. But at this time, there are no generic versions of Relistor available.

Resources

• Food and Drug Administration. (2024). Orange Book: Approved drug products with therapeutic equivalence evaluations. https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cder/ob/index.cfm
• PDR by ConnectiveRx. (n.d.). https://www.pdr.net/

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