Acetazolamide
For adjunctive treatment of: edema due to congestive heart failure; drug-induced edema; centrencephalic epilepsies (petit mal, unlocalized seizures); chronic simple (open-angle) glaucoma, secondary glaucoma, and preoperatively in acute angle-closure glaucoma where delay of surgery is desired in order to lower intraocular pressure.
United States
$18
per month
India
$1
per month
You save
−97%save $18/mo · 97% cheaper
333.1K US scripts/yr$5.9M potential annual savings$6.1M US spend/yr
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Compare the price
US price$18per month
India price$1per month
You save$1897% less
Based on 30 units per month. US $0.61 vs India $0.02 per unit.
Total over 1 periodSave $18$18 → $1
The bigger picture
Acetazolamide is filled about 333.1K times a year under Medicare Part D. At the prices above, that works out to roughly:
Est. annual US spend
$6.1M
If sourced from India
$189.9K
Potential annual savings
$5.9M
−97%
Rough estimate. Based on Medicare Part D prescription volume (not the entire US market) scaled by the representative monthly price — actual totals depend on dose, duration and coverage.