Viagra and Cialis: Understanding the Price (Precio)
Gui í a de Salud Masculina
& quot;Viagra" (sildenafil) and & quot;Cialis" (tadalafil) are drugs for erectile dysfunction, and their prices (precio, which means price in Spanish) can vary greatly due to a number of factors:
I. factors affecting prices
1 、Brand and General Edition
Brand medicine
-the brand Viagra produced by Pfizer is relatively expensive because a large amount of money is invested in research, clinical trials, approval and other links in the research and development process, and these costs will be apportioned to the drug price.
The same is true of Cialis branded drugs, where R & D costs plus marketing and branding expenses make their initial prices higher.
General version
When the patent protection period for drugs expires, general versions of sildenafil and tadalafil are usually priced much lower, because general pharmaceutical companies do not have to bear the cost of research and development of the original drugs. they can produce and sell these drugs at a lower cost.
2 、Sales area
Different countries
-in developed countries such as the United States, the prices of Viagra and Cialis may be relatively high due to factors such as health care system, drug regulation and market competition. In the United States, the price of a brand Viagra may be about $50 to $100 per tablet (the specific price varies depending on dose and purchase channel), and the price of Cialis is similar.
In some developing countries, the prices of these drugs will be much lower because of low purchasing power and local price control policies. for example, in India, there are locally produced generics of sildenafil and tadalafi. the price may be a fraction of that of the United States or even lower.
Different channels
-in formal physical pharmacies, prices may be relatively stable, but they may be affected by operating costs such as store rents and employees' salaries.
-online pharmacies may offer more competitive prices because of their relatively low operating costs, but there is also a risk of buying fake and shoddy products. Some legal large online pharmacies may offer discounts, coupons and other preferential measures to attract customers.
3 、Dose and packaging specifications
dosage
-for Viagra and Cialis, the price of different doses varies, and the unit price of higher doses (such as Viagra of 100mg or Cialis of 20mg) may be slightly higher than that of low doses (such as Viagra of 50mg or Cialis of 5mg), but low doses may be more cost-effective in terms of active ingredients.
Packing specification
-large packages (such as those containing multiple tablets) tend to have a lower unit price than a single package, and buying 10 tablets of Viagra may be more cost-effective than buying one tablet alone.
4 、Health insurance coverage
-in some countries, such as some European countries, Viagra and Cialis may be included in the coverage of health insurance, but there may be certain restrictions, such as limited to specific groups of patients (such as patients with erectile dysfunction such as diabetes) or within a certain dose range, in the case of health insurance coverage, the actual cost borne by patients will be greatly reduced.
It should be noted that these drugs need to be used under the guidance of a doctor, and self-purchase and use may pose health risks.