# Appointment with Dr Hepworth coming up **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [July 29, 2024, 5:24am UTC](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/appointment-with-dr-hepworth-coming-up/16709 "2024-07-29T05:24:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 14
**Author:** ![jrodefeld](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/user_avatar/forum.livingwitheagle.org/jrodefeld/32/89_2.png) [@jrodefeld](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/u/jrodefeld)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2024, 11:49pm UTC](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/appointment-with-dr-hepworth-coming-up/16709/14 "2024-08-18T23:49:28Z")
Does anyone know why Dr Hepworth is currently recommending Brilinta for his patients, with Plavix being a secondary option rather than the other way around? I’m having some trouble getting Brilinta for a reasonable price. Walgreens is quoting me a price of nearly $400 **per month** for Brilinta and I can’t find any coupons or discounts to get it any cheaper. Even generic isn’t much of a price savings. Dr Hepworth mentioned that I could order it from a Canadian pharmacy if my insurance wouldn’t cover it for a reasonable price. He said I shouldn’t pay more than $80 per month or so. Now, I checked the prices for Plavix and that drug is so much cheaper than Brilinta. Here’s the cost of Brilinta on GoodRx: ![Brilinta](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/uploads/ben_eagle/original/2X/3/3f5dd61b51ff494dc192239e22737adc5eeb3882.jpeg) And here’s Plavix: ![Plavix](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex027/uploads/ben_eagle/original/2X/6/6f03bc63e50dde3bbc4bc414ee35d72591ef7961.jpeg) I want to take the drug Dr Hepworth recommends, but if these two drugs work more or less the same, it would be so much easier and cheaper to try Plavix. Any ideas why Brilinta may be better and more effective than Plavix? --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.livingwitheagle.org/t/appointment-with-dr-hepworth-coming-up/16709)._