Patients Taking Lamictal Can Save Money with New ''Stay on Track'' Program from GlaxoSmithKline

Lamictal, also known as lamotrigine, is a popular prescription medication that is used to treat seizure disorders like epilepsy, and it is also becoming an increasingly popular treatment for bipolar disorder. Lamictal has been a lifesaving medicine for many people (like myself), but it is very expensive. At my local Rite Aid, a single pill of Lamictal costs $5.08, and a lot of people find this medicine to be prohibitively expensive. Luckily, the new ''Stay on Track" program from GlaxoSmithKline can help make Lamictal a little more affordable by saving you money on your next six Lamictal prescriptions.

To sign up for the ''Stay on Track" program, just go to http://www.saveonlamictal.com and answer a few questions about yourself, including your name and address. Be sure to indicate whether you take Lamictal for epilepsy or bipolar disorder, as this will allow GlaxoSmithKline to better personalize the materials they send to you. About a week after you sign up for the ''Stay on Track" program online, you'll receive your first of six envelopes in the mail.

Inside this first envelope, you will find some general information about Lamictal, as well as a $10 ''savings check." This check is good for $10 off your next refill of Lamictal, and the check will be marked with an expiration date that is about a month away. Just present the check as payment the next time you go to the pharmacy to get your medicine, and you'll instantly save ten dollars. It's as simple as that. Plus, if you have prescription insurance coverage, you can even use the $10 check to cover all or part of your co-pay. GlaxoSmithKline really makes this program very easy.

Then, in about 30 days, you'll receive your next savings check in the mail, which can be redeemed in the same manner. GlaxoSmithKline will mail you six of these monthly checks, for a total of $60 in savings on your next 6 refills of prescription Lamictal. That's not too shabby for taking a minute and a half to fill out a form on the Lamictal website. Plus, although the offer is limited to one set of checks per household, the checks do not have a name printed on them, so if you got other friends and family members to sign up for the program, you could conceivably save even more money. Lamictal is a fantastic, albeit expensive, prescription drug-why not take a few minutes to go to the website and sign up for the "Stay on Track" program? There's not cost or obligation, and just think of what you could do with sixty extra dollars in your pocket!

(If you are taking Lamictal for bipolar disorder, you might be interested in reading my comparison review of two popular bipolar medicines (Seroquel and Zyprexa), right here on Associated Content.)