Elitek Coupons & Prices

Elitek FAQs

How much does Elitek cost without insurance?

Elitek costs around $2,256.49 for uninsured customers. With a SingleCare Elitek coupon, you will pay only $2,167.28 for the same infusion if the hospital or clinic where you receive it will accept SingleCare.

How much does Elitek cost with insurance?

Your copay for Elitek with insurance will vary depending on your plan and the price charged for Elitek by the hospital or clinic where you get your infusion. However, Elitek may be covered by your health insurance as a medical benefit rather than a prescription drug benefit. Ask the clinic or hospital where you receive Elitek infusions if they will accept a SingleCare Elitek coupon. If they do, the price of Elitek will be $2,167.28.

Does Medicare cover Elitek and how much does it cost?

Elitek is usually not covered under Medicare prescription drug plans, but is covered under Medicare Part B as a medical benefit. Ask the clinic or hospital where you receive Elitek infusions if they will accept a SingleCare Elitek coupon; you could pay only $2,167.28.

Is there a generic of Elitek?

Elitek is a brand-name prescription drug with the active ingredient, rasburicase. There are no other brand-name or generic equivalents of Elitek at this time.

What is Elitek?

Elitek is a brand-name prescription injection that removes uric acid in the blood in patients undergoing chemotherapy for leukemia, lymphoma, and solid tumor cancers. Elitek helps prevent uric acid buildup in the bloodstream due to tumor lysis syndrome, a serious health hazard in which the bloodstream fills up with the contents of cancer cells that have been killed by chemotherapy.

Large-scale death of tumor cells can result in uric acid building up in the bloodstream. Excess uric acid can damage kidneys and lead to kidney failure. The active ingredient in Elitek, rasburicase, is a protein manufactured from genetically modified yeast. This protein drives chemical reactions that convert uric acid into substances less toxic to the kidneys.

Elitek is given as a 30-minute intravenous infusion daily for five days before the start of chemotherapy. The dose will not vary.

What are the side effects of Elitek?

Most patients will experience infusion site reactions, such as pain, redness, and bruising, but these will pass in a day or two. The most common side effects of Elitek include, but are not limited to, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, headache, fever, sore throat, mouth sores, and swelling. Mental and mood changes include anxiety.

Allergic reactions are rare. You will be monitored by a healthcare professional while the infusion is being performed, but you should immediately tell your doctor if you experience any sign of an allergic reaction, such as difficulty breathing, hives, rash, swelling around your face, dizziness, or faintness. Elitek will be immediately and permanently discontinued if you show signs of an allergic reaction.