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(Message started by: tony-PA on Mar 29^th, 2008, 3:32pm)

Title: Generic sumatriptan soon ?
Post by tony-PA on Mar 29^th, 2008, 3:32pm

Ciao everybody,
I heard that pretty soon the Glaxo's patent of sumatriptan will expire and the generic version is going to be marketed.
The only reference I found is in
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumatriptan
Any other detailed informations ?
Thanks for the answers and wishing all of you a great (and PF) week-end, tony

p.s.: lately all over in Italy there is an unusual shortage of imigran/shots in the drug stores. I was wondering if that can be because of a far-sighted move and cut of production.

Title: Re: Generic sumatriptan soon ?
Post by AlienSpaceGuy on Mar 29^th, 2008, 5:04pm

Toni, there is a whole thread about this on the medications board:
http://www.clusterheadaches.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=meds;action=display;num=1203655255

In Switzerland there are 2 generics available.
For 2 ampules (6 mg / 0.5 ml) the prices are:
Sumatriptan-Mepha CHF 48.55
Sumatriptan Spirig CHF 48.40
For the orinal Imigran(GlaxoSmithKline) the price has come down from about CHF 120.00 a year ago to CHF 67.20

If you can read German or French you can search http://www.kompendium.ch.

( 1 CHF = 1 $ = 0.64 Euro )

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Title: Re: Generic sumatriptan soon ?
Post by tony-PA on Mar 29^th, 2008, 5:51pm

Thank you alien, very helpfull ;). i missed the thread, sorry :).
I tried the search fuction before posting (imitrex, glaxo) but i didn't get it.
Ciao

Title: Re: Generic sumatriptan soon ?
Post by Kirk on Mar 31^st, 2008, 12:13am

Thanks Uli.