Comment · Fri, July 11, 2014 · Ceretropic
Why is pure aniracetam so expensive?
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GoFrackOnCobalt · 0 points
Following this link
http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/catalog/product/sigma/a9950?lang=en®ion=US
Shows aniracetam at $108 for 50 mg.
Why is this? What is Sigma doing differently than, say, Newstar that makes >3 orders of magnitude price difference?
I'd love to have more info on Newstar's supply chain. It is difficult enough to ensure supply chain security for scheduled compounds: http://cen.acs.org/articles/91/i47/Congress-Clears-Drug-Safety-Bill.html
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GoFrackOnCobalt · 1 points
Yeah but. Imagine how much $$ Newstar could make if they went for sigma's market? This seems to be a $20 bill on the ground situation. Something doesn't add up.
To be fair, I doubt the manufacturers of Ampamet (the Italian name for aniracetam from a pharmaceutical co) would charge $1000 per pill.
I'd just like to understand the details.
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · Ceretropic
I highly doubt large universities and research labs would forgo their trusted relationship with Sigma, to give their business to a small company called New Star Nootropics. If they charged Sigma prices, they would be out of business in months.