Sterile Talc Powder Coupons & Prices

Sterile Talc Powder FAQs

How much does Sterile Talc Powder cost without insurance?

Sterile Talc Powder costs around $1,014 for uninsured customers. With a SingleCare Sterile Talc Powder coupon, you will pay only $129.14 for the same prescription of Sterile Talc Powder if the hospital where you receive Sterile Talc Powder will accept SingleCare.

How much does Sterile Talc Powder cost with insurance?

Your copay for Sterile Talc Powder with insurance will vary depending on your plan and the price charged for Sterile Talc Powder by the hospital where the surgery has taken place. However, Sterile Talc Powder may be covered by your health insurance as a medical benefit rather than a prescription drug benefit. Ask the hospital where you receive Sterile Talc Powder if they will accept a SingleCare Sterile Talc Powder coupon. If they do, you could pay only $129.14 for Sterile Talc Powder.

Does Medicare cover Sterile Talc Powder and how much does it cost?

Sterile Talc Powder is usually not covered under Medicare Part D and Medicare Advantage prescription drug plans, but may be covered under Medicare Part B as a medical benefit. Ask the hospital where you receive Sterile Talc Powder if they will accept a SingleCare Sterile Talc Powder coupon. This could cut your price down to $129.14.

What is the brand name of Sterile Talc Powder?

Sterile Talc Powder is a generic prescription drug given as an aerosol during open chest surgery or thoracoscopy, a procedure in which a surgeon uses an endoscope to view the lung cavity. Brand-name Sterile Talc Powder is available as Steritalc and Scleroso Intrapleural Aerosol.

What is Sterile Talc Powder?

Sterile Talc Powder is a generic prescription drug that is used to prevent excess fluid from building up in the tissues that line the lung.

The tissues lining the lung are called the pleura. There is an inner pleura that lines the outer surface of the lungs and an outer pleura above that one. Pleural effusions, or “water on the lung,” happens when fluids enter the area between those two pleural linings. Excess fluid interferes with breathing, causes chest pain, and may be hazardous if too much fluid builds up.

Sterile Talc Powder is used when the pleural effusion is due to cancer. It is applied as an aerosol in the space between the two pleura by a surgeon during open chest surgery or endoscopic examination. It works by closing up the space between the two linings, called pleurodesis, so that fluid cannot enter the space.

Sterile Talc Powder is made from talc, the same mineral found in over-the-counter talcum powder. When talc has been processed for medical use it is called talcum pleurodesis.

What are the side effects of Sterile Talc Powder?

Common side effects of Sterile Talc Powder include but are not limited to shortness of breath, irregular heart rate, pus in the lungs, blood clots, and low blood pressure.

The most serious side effects of Sterile Talc Powder are heart attack and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), a severe and life-threatening condition that may be caused by the spread of Sterile Talc Powder throughout the body. Some formulations of Sterile Talc Powder are designed to prevent it from spreading through the body; these formulations, such as Steritalc, have had no incidents of ARDS.

Allergic reactions are rare.