The price you pay for Miplyffa (arimoclomol) may depend on factors such as whether you have health insurance, your location, and the pharmacy you use. Financial assistance may be available to help you with the cost of this drug.

Several factors can affect the price you’ll pay for Miplyffa. These include:

  • your treatment plan
  • your insurance coverage
  • the pharmacy you use
  • any equipment, such as feeding tube syringes, that you may need to buy if you administer Miplyffa via a feeding tube
  • available financial assistance for Miplyffa (see the “Financial and insurance assistance” section)

Miplyffa may need to be purchased through a specialty pharmacy authorized to carry specialty drugs. This type of drug may be costly or require help from healthcare professionals to be taken safely and effectively. For more details about how to obtain Miplyffa, talk with your doctor.

To find out your cost for Miplyffa, talk with your doctor, pharmacist, or insurance provider.

Miplyffa only comes as a brand-name drug. It’s not currently available in a generic version. A generic contains an exact copy of the active drug in a brand-name medication but tends to cost less.

Why is there such a cost difference between brand-name drugs and generics?

Years of research and testing are needed to ensure that brand-name drugs are safe and effective. This testing can make the drugs expensive. The manufacturer of a brand-name drug can sell the drug exclusively for up to 20 years. After that, other drugmakers can create generic versions. This competition in the market can lead to lower costs for generics. And because generics have the same active ingredients as brand-name drugs, they don’t need to be studied again. This can also lead to lower generic costs.

If you take Miplyffa long term, you may be able to lower your costs by getting a 90-day supply, if approved by your insurance company. This could reduce your number of trips to the pharmacy and help lower the cost of the drug. If you’re interested in a 90-day supply of Miplyffa, talk with your doctor, pharmacist, or insurance provider.

If you need financial support to pay for Miplyffa or help understanding your insurance coverage, assistance is available. For example:

  • Zevra Therapeutics (the manufacturer of Miplyffa) offers a support program called AmplifyAssist. For more information and to find out whether you’re eligible for support, call 888-668-4198 or visit the program website.
  • Other websites also provide details about drug assistance programs, ways to make the most of your insurance coverage, and links to savings cards and other services. Two such websites are:

You may want to consider the following information if you have insurance and take Miplyffa.

If you have insurance, your insurance company may require prior authorization before it covers Miplyffa. This means your insurer and your doctor will discuss the drug in regard to your treatment. The insurance company will then determine whether Miplyffa is covered.

If a drug requires prior authorization, but you start treatment without the prior approval, you could pay the full cost of the medication. You can ask your insurance company whether Miplyffa requires prior authorization.

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