Prognosis
America's Best Weapon in the Opioid Epidemic Just Got Cheaper
- Dr. Reddy’s opens the door for generic versions of anti-opioid
- Prices for Suboxone Film may fall by 70 percent, analyst says
Suboxone film.
Photographer: M. Spencer Green/AP Photo
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One of the most popular and effective treatments used to fight the U.S. opioid epidemic is about to get much cheaper.
Based in Hyderabad, a rambling boomtown in south India, Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. is a major supplier of generic drugs used by Americans for everything from infections to cardiovascular ailments. After a two-year legal battle, the company has won the right to sell a cheaper version of Suboxone Film, the best-selling opioid addiction drug in the U.S. too.