Rebates are always a big deal.  A couple of years when I went cell phone shopping the sales representative introduced me to a long line of phones.  I found it humorous how much he knew about cell phones and especially the last phone he introduced me to.  I can’t remember the name of the phone but I remember how detailed he was in describing and his explanation into how it would change my life, or something like that.  I asked him how much it was and he replied with a price that was clearly out of my price range.  After seeing the expression on my face he told me the good new, that there was a $100.00 rebate.  With that in mind I decided to plunge into the purchase, solely because I was getting an expensive phone for $100.00 than it was asking for.  Come to think of it now, I’m pretty sure the phone was worth what I payed for it, including the rebate, the phone company probably just prices it higher and offers the rebate hoping some people don’t use the rebate and others forget about it.  Rebates can certainly be an ingenious idea. 

Valeant Pharmaceuticals in North America  recently introduced a rebate program for eligible Parkinson’s disease patients with a Zelapar Orally Disintegrating Tablets prescription. The zelaCARD, a rebate card provided to patients, can offer significant savings to patients regardless of their prescription drug benefit coverage. Once daily Zelapar is indicated as an adjunct to levodopa/carbidopa, for patients experiencing a deteriorating response to this therapy.  The zelaCARD is easy for patients to use. Similar in size to a credit card, the zelaCARD is simply given to the pharmacist at the time a Zelapar prescription is filled. If the patient uses a mail-in prescription program, a form is available with the zelaCARD to send in along with the prescription. The patient is entitled to receive up to a $40 rebate per prescription, or up to a $480 value per year. Patients are encouraged to ask their doctor about this program to see if it is right for them. They can also contact Valeant Pharmaceuticals Customer Service at 1-800-556-1937 or visit http://www.valeant.com/for more information about Zelapar and the zelaCARD program.

If you’re taking Zelapar do yourself a favor,don’t pay the complete cost of the prescription take advantage of the rebate program.

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