RPR Rilutek (riluzole) direct price is $590 for monthly supply; ALS drug available Jan. 10.
Executive Summary
RILUTEK DIRECT PRICE TO WHOLESALERS IS ABOUT $590 PER ONE-MONTH SUPPLY, Rhone-Poulenc Rorer announced Jan. 10, the day Rilutek (riluzole) became available by prescription for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's disease). With recommended dosing of two 50 mg tablets daily and Rilutek supplied in bottles of 60 tabs, the price comes to about $9.83 per tab.