Generic Apriso available USA

Looks like a generic Apriso is finally available.
NDC 68682-113-20
OCEANSIDE
PHARMACEUTICALS
https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/druginfo.cfm?setid=cfe4800f-868f-46fd-8b9a-977a91ae5fbe

Could be! That's generally the trend though, if there's only one generic for a product then it is only slightly cheaper than brandnamed is. It takes many generics for a product to drive down prices.

I was doing a little quick research, cuz I never heard of Oceanside pharm before as a generic manufacturer. Bear with me for a moment as this gets a little convoluted.
1.) Oceanside is owned by Valeant pharm.
2.) Valeant Pharm owns Salix.
3.) Salix makes Apriso.
So, I think this is a roundabout way of saying that this new generic of Apriso is likely the same as the brandnamed, maybe even made in the same assembly line. Exactly what Shire did with Lialda, they made their own "generic" which is the same thing as the brandname :-p

Not 100% certain of the above conclusion as it was the brainchild of about 1.5 minutes of googling. I'd have to see the pill codes on generic apriso and see if it is identical to the brandnamed.

Here's the real kicker though, Apriso was initially approved in the USA in 1987, and now 32-years later, the first generic is finally approved for it <_<.

Post Edited (iPoop) : 12/12/2019 10:03:31 AM (GMT-7)

Mylan makes a number of other generics (generic Lialda as an example), their name I recognize.

Ha, maybe there are two generics for Apriso then, Mylan's and also this Oceanside Pharm one.

FlowersGal said...
I hate this little game they play with formulations and generics where a generic isn’t a true generic in the way we think of it (way cheaper in price). When they play games like that it just feels like we’re being scammed in some way

It used to be (and for some people still is) that your insurance company charges you (for example) a $160 copay for three months of brand medication, and $40 copay for three months of generic medication. Regardless of the prices of those medications. So the first generic drug manufacturer to make a generic for a specific drug takes advantage of this by making a generic that's one percent cheaper than the brand name. (I think the FDA gives the first generic manufacturer the exclusive right to make a generic for a couple of years.) If and when multiple generic manufacturers get in the picture the price might come down more significantly.

Remember that as far as the US government is concerned, the concerns of sick individuals are always considered secondary to the needs of large businesses.