Why no generic Symbicort?

Discussion in 'AstraZeneca' started by Anonymous, Feb 15, 2007 at 12:50 AM.

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  1. Anonymous

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    Budesonide and Fometerol are both generic, so what gives? Does anyone know? I checked the Novartis wbsite and in an annual report they talked about losing their patent protection a year or so ago.
     

  2. Anonymous

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    You're kidding, right? This can't be a serious post. Are you so absolutely clueless that you would actually post such a moronic message? Please, you must be kidding?
     
  3. Anonymous

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    GSK reps take 3 days out of territory to learn about Symbicort and this is the best they can come up with?

    A better guess would be that a lot of GSK reps will be going generic when they start losing market share and the stockholders are pissed. No reason to have so many reps when you're losing money.
     
  4. Anonymous

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    Funny!
     
  5. Anonymous

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    OP here, I wasn't kidding! It must be that no one knows the answer. They're already compounding this mixture at the pharmacy, why not stick it in an aerosol can and sell it for 10 bucks and make a fortune?
     
  6. Anonymous

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    Not only are you stupid, you're so completely unaware of how ignorant you are that you re-affirm your stupidity with this post. Yes, the compounders can mix up budesonide and formoterol, or fluticasone or mometasone or any other fucking compounds they want. Just as I can mix together sugar and food dye and some other shit to make cola; but it ain't Coke and it ain't Pepsi or anything else I'd want to drink. You are one dumb fucker.
     
  7. Anonymous

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    Nice answer to a legitimate question -- obviously you don't know either. Patents are up for both products, also exclusivity. By the way, why are you hostile with your vacuous response? Does the fact that you can't answer make you mad?

    There IS a Sam's cola. What is keeping the generic companies from selling generic budesonide mixxed with generic fometerol in an aerosol can?
     
  8. Anonymous

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    You really are a dumbass. Compounders are already selling knock-off versions of both products and, in some instances, a combined product, usually in a nebulized version. The reason it's not a very good seller is because it's not nearly as effective as the branded medication. This is primarily due to the crude manufacturing process. Now, does this answer your question? By the way, go fuck yourself...and your mother's mother's grandmother! I hate you.
     
  9. Anonymous

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    Dude, the OP may be an idiot, but you may want to ease up on his mother's relatives. Take it easy.
     
  10. Anonymous

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  11. Anonymous

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    The pricing page on this site shows that a 120 dose bottle of 64mcg per dose is around 8 dollars. 1/10th of the retail price for our product.
     
  12. Anonymous

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    Tell you what, if you ever need to have an operation, instead of going to the best surgeon your insurance will pay for, I dare you to go to a surgeon that offers to do the same work, but for 1/10th the price. Now, how confident are you?
     
  13. Anonymous

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    To All,

    Check out the FDA Orange Book if you ever have "real" questions in regard to this. In the case of Symbicort, AZ has 4 patents associated with the product providing exclusivity to at least 2014 with some out to 2017.

    In the case of Advair, the first patents in the US expire in Feb 2008 and others go out until 2011. With combination pulminary drugs, patents really are not the barrier. It is the difficulty of formulating and registering the product. MDIs being the easier of the to formulations for the generics to develop.

    Hope that clarifies things,
     
  14. Anonymous

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    Oddly enough, it actually does.
     
  15. Anonymous

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    Awesome! A response not riddled with insults, from someone who actually knew something and could back it up!
     
  16. Anonymous

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    Your mother is a _____________ and a _______________! She likes to __________ with horses and other medium-sized quadripeds! Now, why don't you put a ___________ in your ____________!!!
     
  17. Anonymous

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    Pharmacies and DME companies have been compounding Form and Bude for some time. However, these companies are starting to stop this process. First off, Medicare does not reimburse for Formeterol. Get a decent reimbursement for bude but they are unable to continue to continue to take a loss on the form. Also, FDA has been cracking down on this type of compounding. They take a dim view of compounding a med then getting reimbursed as supplied a branded drug i.e. DuoNeb. Plus, as previous poster alluded to, compounded meds carry no expiration date or lot numbers. In other words, you take your chances. A few years ago, Lincare got busted big-time for compounding. If patients only knew. Actually, same could be said for doctors and they're the ones whose ass in on the line if something goes wrong.
     
  18. Anonymous

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    So the European patent office pulled their protection -- why are the US authorities suck suckers? Isn't AZ a European company? I hear AZ is working on a patent for Nexium and aspirin next. Such innovators!
     
  19. Anonymous

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    Actually, Medicare no longer allows for compounded neb meds. They had enough of that scam and finally said enough is enough.
     
  20. Anonymous

    Anonymous Guest

    Can you guys sell Nexiumsprin? I mean, you are the sales force. When the patent expires, all you are really getting from your customers is a price objection, right?