- Feb 22, 2007
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If you take Adderall XR and have been having to pay like I have, $180 for a 30 day supply there is good news. Just got back from the pharmacy and they told me it had gone generic. That really surprised me because it was not due for generic until 2018 , but it looks like the FDA did something right. 
Now the cost for the generic 30 day supply is $109 a bit more than 25% off.
			
			In 2001, Shire Pharmaceuticals introduced an extended-release preparation of these ingredients in a variety of dosages under the brand name "Adderall XR," on which Shire retains exclusive patent rights until the patent expires, expected in 2018.However, due to issues with Shire's inability to evergreen (extend the patent life by either obtaining a new FDA indication or application of other patent life) the patent for Adderall XR, the drug has become available in a generic form. In 2009, Barr Pharmaceuticals and Shire reached a settlement agreement permitting Shire to offer a generic form of the drug beginning April 1, 2009.The generic formulation dosage appears identical and the pricing is only reduced by approximately 25% between the brand and Barr generic.
Now the cost for the generic 30 day supply is $109 a bit more than 25% off.
 
				
		 
			 
 
		 
 
		 
 
		 
 
		 
 
		 
 
		 
 
		 
 
		 
 
		 
 
		 
 
		 
 
		 
 
		 
 
		 
 
		
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