I have been taking 200mg Xifaxan pills for 15+ years to control my pouchitis. There appears to be a manufacturing issue as CVS/Caremark cannot fill my prescription and the manufacturer is not sure when they will have the 200 mg supplies back in stock. Is anyone else dealing with this?
I believe Dr. Shen is going to write a new prescription for the 550mg pills (3x per day). Yes, I take a high dosage (two 200mg pills 4x per day), but it is what has worked for me for a long time.
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I've ordered Rifaxamin from a Canadian pharmacy, which supplies from UK, India or elsewhere either brand or generic. I went in that direction when insurance stopped covering, since the drug was crazily expensive if ordered domestically. A Canadian pharmacy might be a stop-gap measure for you. I use this place, based on another post from this site. Has worked well.
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thanks for the tip. My GI doc wrote it once for SIBO, but it was denied by insurance.
I doubt it will be covered by my Medicare drug plan should I ever need it again.
Thanks for the responses. Fortunately, my insurance still covers it and I was able to get a refill using the 550mg pills. I hope that generic gets approved or there is an alternative some time soon.
