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That headline is just clickbait. It is available from Indian generic manufacturers for around 2 rupees a tablet. That is about 3 cents a tablet. India makes 80
by healthisevil 11y ago
That headline is just clickbait. It is available from Indian generic manufacturers for around 2 rupees a tablet. That is about 3 cents a tablet.
India makes 80% of the generic drugs used around the world.
If US hospital administrators are paying $750 a tablet, it sounds like the Indians have not bothered to apply for sales approval in the USA due to the low profit margin.
- ibejoeb 11y agoThere is no generic approved in the US, at least. You can search ANDAs here: https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cder/drugsatfda/index.cfm https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cder/drugsatfda/index.... There is a little more user-friendly info here: http://www.drugs.com/availability/generic-daraprim.html http://www.drugs.com/availability/generic-daraprim.html