P&G Helidac launch price is $1.39 per dose; Schering Proventil HFA lists same as Proventil.
Executive Summary
P&G HELIDAC LAUNCH PRICE IS $1.39 PER DOSE AWP, or approximately three times the cost of the separate components of the Helicobacter pylori treatment. Procter & Gamble's Helidac therapy packs containing a full course of therapy (56 doses over 14 days) list for $77.70 AWP, according to the November Medi-Span Prescription Pricing Guide. The individual components (112 Pepto-Bismol tablets, 56 Zenith/Goldline metronidazole 250 mg tablets and 56 Zenith/Goldline tetracycline 500 mg tablets) list for $28.77 average wholesale price.
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