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Mercaptopurine

Cancer & Oncology
Save $34/mo
6× cheaper

Mercaptopurine is a nucleoside metabolic inhibitor indicated for the treatment of patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) as part of a combination chemotherapy maintenance regimen.

United States
$41
per month
India
$7
per month
You save
−84%
save $34/mo · 84% cheaper
43.1K US scripts/yr$1.5M potential annual savings$1.8M US spend/yr
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Compare the price
US price$41per month
India price$7per month
You save$3484% less

Based on 30 units per month. US $1.36 vs India $0.22 per unit.

Total over 1 periodSave $34$41$7
The bigger picture

Mercaptopurine is filled about 43.1K times a year under Medicare Part D. At the prices above, that works out to roughly:

Est. annual US spend
$1.8M
If sourced from India
$283K
Potential annual savings
$1.5M
84%

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.