Hello -  I get my Zaditen through pharmacyrxworld.com (Canada) on the internet. It ships from Turkey and takes 3-4 weeks to arrive.
My internist gives me a prescription. If I can recall correctly it's about 25-$30 for 30 pills

RD

I am a patient of Dr. Afrin.  I received an email from him stating that, at the recent conference in Boston, it was made known that oral ketotifen is now (legally) available from compounding pharmacies. You need a script and monitoring from your local doctor.  Yea...more progress!

Lori, Clarks will give you a form to send off the your insurance for reimbursment. I haven't sent mine off yet. But they covered my cromoyln soduim that was compounded at 50%, I was paying 50 a month for that. But now I pay 54.00 a month for 120 pills of ketotifen, my insurance might or might not reimburse me but I don't care. Ketotifen is really helping me and it is worht it. I don't know your situation but if you can afford it do it.
Melissa

Missy;
Thanks for the info.It was around $43.00 for 60 capsules. Not too bad.
Mike; Now comes the embarrassing part... Im not sure whats exactly in the Ketotifen I ordered from Clarks. It doesnt list ingredients, and I am so umm, anxious to feel better; guess I need to be more cautious !
THAT said: I started the Ketotifen around a month ago. I wasnt feeling too sure if its been helping much (or not as much as I'D LIKE it to).
Until about an hour ago:  I felt kinda funky all day,like I was coming down with a bug. Mind you, I havent caught anything EXCEPT this disease, since being diagnosed this spring. So I didnt know if I was going "over the edge"-Im always afraid Ill become a shocker- or coming down with the flu. My guts were killing me like Never before!!! I already took my other meds incl. 300mg zantac; so I took a pepcid- then realized...    I forgot to take ketotifen this afternoon.
Honest to God, my stomach eased up almost immediately !!! So, I know its doin something ! Well, Im getting what looks like the big dipper on my arm right now (connect the dots anyone?) and the inflamation could be worse, but my guts are not feeling like an aliens gonna pop out've them anymore. I will remember to keep you all in my thoughts tonite '
and hope you find some comfort,
lori

Mike-I asked Clark's what else was in the compounded Ketotifen he said cellulose. That's it. You should try the compounded form it might work better for you.
Melissa

Mike;
I had to have my allergist send them the script. They gave me a choice of how it was shipped.
Thanks also Melissa for cheking into it. We are lucky to have each other- better than bein healthy and alone I guess...
lori

Cindy;
I take 1 mg  in the late afternoon. I take Allegra 180 in the am, along with Zantac 150, Singulair Advair, & Nasonex. I take a Zyrtec 10mg at bedtime (which at first made me wired,now makes me drowsy) So thats why when I started the Ketotifen, I take it in late afternoon. We can build up a tolerance for antihistamines, and as I say, some of us get wired from some of them... So go by what your body and your dr. tell you. I Did take the pharmacist's advice, and took the first couple doses when I didnt have to go anywhere/do anything- just til I knew how it affected me.
Hope this helps  
lori