In Brief: TAP's Prevacid
Executive Summary
TAP's Prevacid: AWP of Takeda-Abbott's proton pump inhibitor lansoprazole is $97.51 for 30 15 mg delayed-release capsules and $325 for 100 30 mg caps, Medi-Span reports. Per-month cost is lower than that for Astra Merck's Prilosec (omeprazole), which lists an AWP of $108.90 for 30 20 mg controlled-release caps. Prevacid was approved May 10 ("The Pink Sheet" May 15, p. 3)...