Gabapentin is prescribed for nerve pain, seizures, restless leg syndrome, and anxiety. Doses are often taken multiple times daily, making monthly costs add up fast. Through StraightLineRX, covered employees pay $0 at the counter regardless of dose.
Gabapentin is an anticonvulsant originally developed to treat epileptic seizures, now more commonly prescribed for neuropathic (nerve) pain, including diabetic neuropathy, post-herpetic neuralgia (shingles pain), and fibromyalgia. It is also widely used off-label for anxiety, restless leg syndrome, hot flashes, and as an adjunct for chronic pain management.
Gabapentin is one of the most prescribed medications in the United States. It is typically taken two or three times daily, and patients often remain on it long-term. Higher doses, which are common for nerve pain, mean higher monthly costs. StraightLineRX covers it at $0 regardless of dose.
Unlike some generics that cost under $15/month, gabapentin’s cost scales with dose. An employee taking 300mg three times daily pays far less than one on 900mg three times daily, and nerve pain often requires the higher end. Monthly costs without good coverage can run $20–$60 or more.
Employees managing chronic nerve pain are often simultaneously taking other medications, metformin for diabetes, lisinopril for blood pressure, sertraline for depression. The combined monthly copay burden is significant, and StraightLineRX covers all of those at $0 under a single flat employer fee.
StraightLineRX routes fills outside your group insurance plan, meaning no claims on your plan and no deductible spend, because covered fills are intercepted before they ever hit your books.
StraightLineRX is an employer-sponsored prescription benefit powered by Liviniti, an established national pharmacy benefit manager (formerly Southern Scripts) that has operated for 15 years and serves more than a million people across the US. These are the same FDA-approved medications your employees already fill, dispensed by licensed pharmacists at CVS, Walgreens, Walmart, and 65,000+ other pharmacies nationwide. Nothing about the medication changes. What changes is the price.
The benefit costs employers $25 per employee per month, covering the entire workforce and their households.
Employees cannot sign up individually. The company enrolls the whole team at once. Forward this page to your HR director using the email below.
Subject: Benefit idea, nerve pain medication and 1,050+ others at $0 for employees Hi [HR Manager / Benefits Director], I take gabapentin for nerve pain. I found a prescription benefit called StraightLineRX that covers it at $0 copay, along with 1,050+ other common medications, for employees and their families. Cost to the company is $25/employee/month flat. More info: https://straightlinerx.com/gabapentin Setup is 2 business days. Thanks, [Your name]
Yes. Gabapentin is the generic equivalent of Neurontin, and is considered therapeutically interchangeable by the FDA. StraightLineRX covers generic gabapentin at $0 copay.
Generic gabapentin typically costs $20–$60 per month at retail depending on dose. Higher doses used for nerve pain can run more. Through StraightLineRX, enrolled employees pay $0 regardless of dose.
Yes. Many patients take gabapentin alongside metformin (diabetes), sertraline (depression), or lisinopril (blood pressure), all covered at $0 through StraightLineRX. The benefit covers your entire covered formulary, not just one drug.
Yes. StraightLineRX works alongside your existing health plan. Covered prescriptions are filled at $0. For anything not on the formulary, regular insurance works exactly as before.
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