A tiny bit of info has surfaced that might help us learn how much generic Imitrex or sumatriptan (or GImitrex, if you will :P ) might cost us come this fall. Here's the scoop:
Dutch medical insurance companies decided to stop co-pay on a bunch of different medications unless they are in a generic form. While this issue was debated, some numbers got thrown around a bit and this is what yours truly have found:
Right now Imitrex is €30 or 47 U.S. dollars for 6 pills, making it $7.8 a pop for the Dutch. That makes it pretty darn cheap as compared to what we pay in the U.S. The dose was not specified but seeing as we pay pretty much the same for 100mg or 50mg pill packages, it probably doesn't matter much. Let's assume 50mg tablets (worst-case scenario) for the purpose of this exercise.
After GImitrex rolles out, the prices for it will be €4 or 6.27 U.S. dollars for 6 pills, which is roughly $1.05 a pill.
So, the Dutch are looking at saving more than 6/7th of the current price if switching to generic sumatriptan. If that's the shape of things to come, it paints a pretty rosy picture for the Imitrex-junkies around the world.
link: Switch to generics slashes drugs bill
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Generic Imitrex Price Projection
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