This statistic displays the cost savings in the United States associated with using generic drugs and biosimilars in 2022, by major medical condition. In that year, nearly 105 billion U.S. dollars were saved due to generics used in the treatment of heart diseases. Over the last decade, an estimated 2.9 trillion U.S. dollars were saved through the use of generic pharmaceuticals in the United States.
Cost savings through generics
In 2022, generics targeting heart diseases and mental health (anxiety and depression) have created the largest amount of cost savings in the U.S., totaling 105 and 61 billion U.S. dollars, respectively. Sandoz and Teva have garnered the largest revenues of the generics market worldwide in 2020, accumulating some 9.5 and 9.3 billion dollars, respectively. Teva produces both the branded and generic form of Adderall, a medication used to target attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and narcolepsy.
Same, but cheaper
Generic products are increasingly becoming an economically and medically sound alternative to branded products. These products are usually sold for a much lower price than branded drugs; this is due to expiry of patents which raises competition in the industry. Generic products contain the same active ingredients found in branded pharmaceutical products. Among several blockbuster drugs going generic in the U.S. between 2016 and 2018 are Humira, Remicade, and Enbrel.
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Association for Accessible Medicines. (September 6, 2023). Cost savings through generics in the United States in 2022, by major condition (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 07, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/373130/use-of-generic-drugs-and-cost-savings-in-the-us-by-therapy/
Association for Accessible Medicines. "Cost savings through generics in the United States in 2022, by major condition (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. September 6, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 07, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/373130/use-of-generic-drugs-and-cost-savings-in-the-us-by-therapy/
Association for Accessible Medicines. (2023). Cost savings through generics in the United States in 2022, by major condition (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 07, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/373130/use-of-generic-drugs-and-cost-savings-in-the-us-by-therapy/
Association for Accessible Medicines. "Cost Savings through Generics in The United States in 2022, by Major Condition (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/373130/use-of-generic-drugs-and-cost-savings-in-the-us-by-therapy/
Association for Accessible Medicines, Cost savings through generics in the United States in 2022, by major condition (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/373130/use-of-generic-drugs-and-cost-savings-in-the-us-by-therapy/ (last visited September 07, 2024)
Cost savings through generics in the United States in 2022, by major condition (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], Association for Accessible Medicines, September 6, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/373130/use-of-generic-drugs-and-cost-savings-in-the-us-by-therapy/