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Azithromycin

Infections
Eye Care
Save $102/mo
26× cheaper

Azithromycin is used to treat infections caused by bacteria. It is also used to treat and prevent disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infection [a type of lung infection that affects people with a suppressed immune system).

United States
$106
per month
India
$4
per month
You save
−96%
save $102/mo · 96% cheaper
8.8M US scripts/yr$894M potential annual savings$930.2M US spend/yr
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Compare the price
US price$7per month
India price$0per month
You save$794% less

Based on 30 MLs per month. US $0.23 vs India $0.01 per ML.

Total over 1 periodSave $7$7 → $0
The bigger picture

Azithromycin is filled about 8.8M times a year under Medicare Part D. At the prices above, that works out to roughly:

Est. annual US spend
$930.2M
If sourced from India
$36.1M
Potential annual savings
$894M
−96%

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.