Editing Sumatriptan (section)

===Generics===
Glaxo patents for sumatriptan expired in February 2009. At that time, Imitrex sold for about $25 a pill.<ref>{{cite web |title=GlaxoSmithKline sets out to dupe migraine sufferers with Treximet smoke and mirrors |date=24 April 2008 |publisher=Community Catalyst |url=https://www.communitycatalyst.org/blog/glaxosmithkline-sets-out-to-dupe-migraine-sufferers-with-treximet-smoke-and-mirrors-pal |access-date=22 March 2019}}</ref> [[Par Pharmaceutical]] then introduced generic versions of sumatriptan injection (sumatriptan succinate injection) 4- and 6-mg starter kits and 4- and 6-mg filled syringe cartridges, and 6-mg vials soon after.<ref>{{cite news |title = Par Pharmaceutical begins shipment of sumatriptan injection |url = http://www.parpharm.com/media/NR_20081106.jsp |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081210132734/http://www.parpharm.com/media/NR_20081106.jsp |url-status = dead |archive-date = 10 December 2008 |work = Par Pharmaceutical |date = 6 November 2008 |access-date = 25 November 2008 |df = dmy-all }}</ref>

[[Mylan|Mylan Laboratories Inc.]], [[Ranbaxy Laboratories]], Sandoz (a subsidiary of [[Novartis]]), [[Dr. Reddy's Laboratories]], and other companies have been producing generic versions of sumatriptan tablets in 25-, 50-, and 100-mg doses. Generic forms of the drug are available in U.S. and European markets after Glaxo's patent protections expired in the respective countries. A nasal spray form of sumatriptan known as AVP-825 has been developed by Avanir and is generically available in some countries.<ref>{{cite news | vauthors = LaMattina J |title = If You 'Want To Make A Good Drug Great' Cost Must Be Factored In |url = https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnlamattina/2015/03/03/if-you-want-to-make-a-good-drug-great-cost-must-be-factored-in/ |access-date = 13 February 2017 |work = Forbes |date = 2 March 2015 |url-status = live |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170214105140/http://www.forbes.com/sites/johnlamattina/2015/03/03/if-you-want-to-make-a-good-drug-great-cost-must-be-factored-in/ |archive-date = 14 February 2017 |df = dmy-all }}</ref>