Replesta FAQs
How much does Replesta cost without insurance?
Replesta costs about $20.45 for 1, 4 wafer box. This price may vary, though, according to retailer, location, or special offers. With a SingleCare Replesta discount card, Replesta costs $12.37 for 1, 4 wafer box at any participating retailer.
How much does Replesta cost with insurance?
Replesta is not covered by insurance as a prescription with a copay, so customers with prescription drug benefits always pay the full retail Replesta price.
However, doctors sometimes prescribe Replesta and other supplements depending on the severity of a patient's deficiency. In those cases, with a SingleCare Replesta discount card, you will pay a reduced price of $12.37 for 1, 4 wafer box. This could be among the lowest prices available for Replesta.
Does Medicare cover Replesta and how much does it cost?
Because Replesta is an over-the-counter nutritional supplement, neither Medicare Part D nor Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans cover purchases of Replesta.
Use your SingleCare discount card at participating big-box discount stores, grocery stores, and pharmacies, and pay a reduced price of $12.37 for 1, 4 wafer box should your doctor prescribe Replesta.
Is there a generic of Replesta?
The active dietary supplement ingredient in Replesta is vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol). A large number of generic and brand-name dietary supplements provide vitamin D3 either alone or in combination with other nutrients.
What is Replesta?
Replesta is a brand-name, over-the-counter vitamin D3 supplement sold as flavored chewable wafers. Vitamin D3 is critical in helping the body absorb calcium.
Each Replesta wafer contains 50,000 IU (International Units) of vitamin D3. To put this in context, the recommended daily dietary intake of Vitamin D is 400-800 IU.
Vitamin D3 is normally produced by the skin when it is exposed to ultraviolet light. It is also found in a few foods, such as fatty fish, or can be taken as a supplement. A deficiency of vitamin D3 can result in bone diseases such as rickets in children or softening of the bones (osteomalacia) in adults. For those diseases, patients will be prescribed vitamin D3 supplements as part of their treatment.
What are the side effects of Replesta?
There are generally no side effects of Replesta or other vitamin D3 supplements when taken as directed or advised. Common side effects of long-term excessive intake of vitamin D3 include, but are not limited to, frequent urination, kidney stones, nausea, fatigue, bone pain, and disorientation.
Vitamin D3 is naturally produced by the body, so allergic reactions are rare. However, other compounds in Replesta may cause allergic reactions.
Vitamin D3 toxicity is rare and only results from long-term excessive intake of the nutrient, usually through supplements. Over a long period of time, too much vitamin D3 can result in calcification of organs, such as the heart, liver, and kidneys.
