skinster Posted June 10, 2017 Report Share Posted June 10, 2017 Sluts, whores and bitches rejoice! Generic Truvada is coming. By Teva (US), maker of very many things generic. Unfortunately their pricing varies widely. But as always - the the proof is in the pudding, no date yet and no pricing either: http://www.raps.org/Regulatory-Focus/News/2017/06/09/27877/FDA-Approves-First-Generic-Version-of-Gileads-HIV-Drug-Truvada/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rawfuckr Posted June 12, 2017 Report Share Posted June 12, 2017 (edited) A couple of notes: 1) This does not mean Teva is going to sell this in the USA any time soon... Some Truvada patents are still standing until 2021. FDA has approved many other HIV generics for PEPFAR 2) In the case they do sell them, price may be lower, but not much lower. Let's say $750. Half of Truvada. This may actually be AWFUL news for patients. Why? Because at $700ish, the generic will NOT have copay assistance, insurance companies will force you to use the generic, and patients will have to pay the cost of copays and deductibles 100%. With many plans these days have $1000ish deductibles the price for PrEP may go up significantly for people at checkout. POZ.com has a nice writeup about the nuances of all this: https://www.poz.com/article/fda-approves-generic-truvada Edited June 12, 2017 by rawfuckr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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