esomeprazole strontium 49.3mg

[fauxden]

So I saw on pharmacist letter that this recently came out. Anyone dispense it yet? I guess nexium is allegedly going generic in May, but whatever.

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[TLAD123]

Have never seen. Did the letter cite any of the studies? I'd be interested to see if it was actually significantly more effective than the current Nexium...

 

[fauxden]

said the 49.3 was = to 40mg... not much else, same old stuff for studies(i just barely looked at it though)- just said recommend a cheaper one first, etc, etc....it is MUCH cheaper than nexium though. I did try a test claim for someone whose insurance won't pay for nexium, still req a PA... but cash price for the 49.3 was cheaper than the near 200 bucks they were doing for nexium with a coupon

 

[TLAD123]

Oh, alright - I had assumed it was a ploy to keep the high priced Nexium past the lapse of patent. That's not so bad then.

 

[WVUPharm2007]

It isn't distributed by Astra Zeneca, its distributed by Amneal. AZ is going to sue them. I expect it to wind up like that old generic Plavix kerfuffle from back in 2006.

 

[PharmDstudent]

It isn't distributed by Astra Zeneca, its distributed by Amneal. AZ is going to sue them. I expect it to wind up like that old generic Plavix kerfuffle from back in 2006.

God I hope not! That would be racketeering at it's finest...

 

[rph3664]

Every time I see this drug mentioned, all I can think is "Is it radioactive?" I realize that most strontium isotopes aren't.