Pioglitazone
Also known as Actos (us), Piozone (india)
Diabetes & Insulin
Save $1/mo
Pioglitazone is used with a diet and exercise program and sometimes with other medications, to treat type 2 diabetes (condition in which the body does not use insulin normally and therefore cannot control the amount of sugar in the blood).
United States
$2
per month
India
$1
per month
You save
−39%save $1/mo · 39% cheaper
3.2M US scripts/yr$2.5M potential annual savings$6.4M US spend/yr
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Compare the price
US price$3per month
India priceNot availableno India data yet
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Based on 30 EAs per month. US $0.09 per unit — India price not available for this variant.
Total over 1 periodIndia price not availableUS total $3
The bigger picture
Pioglitazone is filled about 3.2M times a year under Medicare Part D. At the prices above, that works out to roughly:
Est. annual US spend
$6.4M
If sourced from India
$3.9M
Potential annual savings
$2.5M
−39%
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.