Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Co. decreased 35 drug prices April 26, according to a news release shared with Becker's.
The company began selling a few dozen generics in January 2022, and since then, Cost Plus Drugs has added about 1,000 more drugs, including four brand-name drugs, partnered with three pharmacy benefit managers and teamed up with independent pharmacists to complement its mail-order pharmacy business.
One of the biggest drops was for mesalamine extended release 375 milligram capsules, which went from $103.80 to $30 for 90 capsules.
Here are the 35 products and their new prices:
1. Abiraterone 250 milligram — $94.80 for 90 tablets
2. Acetazolamide 500 milligram — $8.10 for 30 count
3. Amiodarone HCl 100 milligram — $28.20 for 90 tablets
4. Anastrozole 1 milligram — $15.60 for 90 tablets
5. Atenolol & chlorthalidone 50 milligram/25 milligram — $9.30 for 30 count
6. Brimonidine tartrate 0.20%, 15 milliliters — $7.78 for one ophthalmic solution
7. Budesonide 0.5 milligram/2 milliliters — $25.18 for 30 vials
8. Diltiazem HCI 120 milligram — $5.70 for 30 count
9. Dimethyl fumarate 240 milligram — $37.50 for 60 capsules
10. Dorzolamide HCl-timolol maleate 22.3-6.8 milligram/1 milliliter — $9.47 for 10 milliliters
11. Estradiol 0.1 milligram — $50.84 for 8 patches
12. Fenofibrate 145 milligram — $6.60 for 30 count
13. Finasteride 5 milligram — $4.20 for 30 count
14. Flecainide acetate 100 milligram — $6.30 for 30 count
15. Flecainide acetate 150 milligram — $8.10 for 30 count
16. Flecainide acetate 50 milligram — $5.10 for 30 count
17. Ipratropium bromide 0.03% — $18.53 for a 30 milliliter bottle of nasal spray
18. Ipratropium bromide 0.06% — $18.53 for a 15 milliliter bottle of nasal spray
19. Lovastatin 20 milligram — $4.20 for 30 count
20. Lovastatin 40 milligram — $4.20 for 30 count
21. Mesalamine 375 milligram — $30 for 90 capsules
22. Metformin 500 milligram — $3.60 for 30 count
23. Metformin 500 milligram extended release (ER) tablet — $3.90 for 30 count
24. Metformin 750 milligram ER tablet — $4.20 for 30 count
25. Nebivolol 5 milligram — $5.10 for 30 count
26. Pravastatin 10 milligram — $4.80 for 30 count
27. Pravastatin 20 milligram — $3.90 for 30 count
28. Pravastatin 80 milligram — $6 for 30 count
29. Quetiapine fumarate 150 milligram ER tablet — $8.40 for 90 tablets
30. Quetiapine fumarate 200 milligram ER tablet — $10.20 for 90 tablets
31. Quetiapine fumarate 400 milligram — $12.90 for 90 tablets
32. Quetiapine fumarate 400 milligram ER tablet — $15.60 for 90 tablets
33. Sumatriptan 100 milligram — $18 for 30 count
34. Tamoxifen citrate 20 milligram — $8.70 for 30 count
35. Zolmitriptan 5 milligram — $5.09 for a blister pack of 3 tablets