Med Cost Planner
You can find the Med Cost Planner module under the Providers & Prescriptions Tab
The Medication and Supplement Cost Planner module enables you to add or subtract items without interfering with your active medications that you've listed in the Medications module. It's a 'what if' scenario for you. What if you decreased a certain supplement? How much would it save you over 6 months?
Tag - This column enables you to tag individual records
Medication - Displays the name of the Medication
MT - Displays the Medication Type (OTC, OTC-Med, Rx)
Med/Supplement Cost
-Qty - Displays the typical quantity (1 bottle for example)
-Size - Displays the amount of tablets or dosage units in the bottle
-Cost - Displays the cost paid for this bottle
Unit Cost - Displays the cost per unit. For example, ActiveNutrients contains 240 capsules and costs $57. So 57 ÷ 240 = 0.2345. Rounded off ,that's 24 cents.
Units/Day - Displays how many dosage units are being taken per day. In this case I'm taking 2 capsules per day
Cost/Dose - Displays how much I'm paying per dose (1 dose = 2 capsules in this example)
Cost/Day - Displays how much I'm paying per day. If 1 dose costs 48 cents, then I'm paying 48 cents per day
CALCULATIONS
Daily Cost - Displays the calculation over all items in the listbox. So I'm paying $3.01 per day for my treatment plan
Monthly Cost - Displays the calculation over all items in the listbox. So I'm paying $90.30 each month for my treatment plan
Total Items - Displays the total number of medications/supplements I'm taking. In my case that's eleven (11)
Total Units / Day - Displays the total number of dosage units per day.
Cost - If I were to go out and buy all of the products on this treatment plan, I'd have to spend $245.92. Some would last for a few months, others not as long.
You begin by adding active medications and supplements and evaluate what it's costing you. For many people, the costs are in the supplements taken. We begin 1 supplement, then add on more (we don't want to stop taking the previous one, because maybe it's helping...just a little anyway...). If you're not careful, you'll wind up like some people who are spending $400 to $500 dollars per month without seeing the real benefit. This module will show you exactly what you're paying for each item, and what it's costing you per month.
Although items like vitamin C are fairly inexpensive, it all adds up. Do you really need to take 5 grams per day? Can you actually feel a difference in your level of energy, level of pain, etc.?
Keep in mind that the Placebo effect is possible.
Daily Cost - This is exactly what you might think, how much you're spending each day on this particular regimen
Monthly Cost - Same here, this is what you'll spend every month on this regimen
Total Items - This displays how many unique medications and/or supplements you're taking in this regimen
Total Units/Day - This number represents how many tablets, capsules, drops, etc. you're taking. Obviously, the more you take, the more challenging your therapy will be.
Cost - This is the amount you'd pay if you went to the store and purchased everything in your regimen. Some items will last more than 1 month, which is why your monthly cost will usually be less.
See also...
HelpID: MedCostPlanner