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Mike NZ

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Generic Imitrex available in the US
Jun 28^th, 2016 at 2:07am

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Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., (NYSE and TASE: TEVA) and Antares Pharma, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATRS) today announced the launch of the generic equivalent to Imitrex®1 (sumatriptan succinate) injection, 4 mg and 6 mg single-dose, prefilled syringe autoinjectors, in the U.S. Sumatriptan injection is used to treat acute migraine with or without aura, and acute cluster headaches in adults. Sumatriptan injection is self-administered subcutaneously into the back of arm or outer thigh.

There is a lot more info on the web page.

Hopefully this will result in the price people have to pay for it in the US decreasing, which will be a benefit to many.

Plus I note that there are two options on the size with a 4mg option which might avoid people having to do dose splitting.

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Re: Generic Imitrex available in the US
Reply #1 - Aug 24^th, 2016 at 9:18pm

I got the sumatriptan tablets for $7 last week. So happy they went generic.

If you are still on the brand name, or that's your prescription, you can usually ask your pharmacy to give you the generic, or call the doctor to authorize it. IME, pharmacies are more helpful than doctors when it comes to getting cheaper drugs.

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Mike NZ CH.com Hall of Famer Offline Oxygen rocks! D3 too! Posts: 3785 Auckland, New Zealand Gender:	Re: Generic Imitrex available in the US Reply #2 - Aug 26^th, 2016 at 10:45pm Whilst the tablets are fine for migraines, for CH they take quite a while to take effect, so most people prefer to use the injections or nasal spray as they are a lot quicker to take effect.
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Re: Generic Imitrex available in the US
Reply #3 - Sep 4^th, 2016 at 7:10am

Good morning everyone

Thank god Mylan pharmaceuticals isn't the company doing this. Otherwise it would cost $600 an injection. This is the company that raised the prices of the epi-pen through the roof. They need this for life saving measures not just to get rid pain.

I'm glad for all of you that take Imitrex

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