is this true with HIV meds?

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Avoid " Combo Pills " to Save Money on Prescriptions

They're uncommon but there are prescription medications that are two or more

separate drugs combined into one pill or capsule. If this applies to you a lot

of money can be saved by having your doctor instead prescribe the individual

drugs.

http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2010/07/combo-pills-save-patients-money.html

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We have AZT, Viramune and abacavir as generics now. Soon, Sustiva will become generic.

My understanding is that generics don't start out as being much cheaper than

brand name drugs, in part because a specific generic manufacturer get exclusive

rights to manufacture for a while.  Once competition becomes possible (assuming

there are interested competitors), then the prices may go down drastically.  Of

course, wholesale price does not reflect the true price paid by ADAP, prisons,

etc., where prices are negotiated and deeply discounted in most cases. 

On Sat, Jun 23, 2012 at 1:33 PM, hebeter <hebeter@...> wrote:

Avoid " Combo Pills " to Save Money on Prescriptions

They're uncommon but there are prescription medications that are two or more separate drugs combined into one pill or capsule. If this applies to you a lot of money can be saved by having your doctor instead prescribe the individual drugs.

http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2010/07/combo-pills-save-patients-money.html

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