Litfulo

Written by Gary Heiting
Medically reviewed by Philip Ngo, PharmD
Updated on July 17, 2024

Cost of Litfulo

Like other medications, the cost of Litfulo can vary. Certain factors may affect its price, such as:

• your insurance plan, if you have coverage
• the pharmacy you use
• the quantity prescribed 

To find out how much Litfulo costs, ask your doctor, pharmacist, or insurance provider. They may be able to suggest ways to save money on your prescription, including those described in this article. To find out what the drug costs when using Optum Perks coupons, see the prices shown above on this page.

Coupons for Litfulo

Prescription drug coupons can help you save money by lowering the cost of Litfulo. The Optum Perks coupons above can provide significant savings on your prescription costs.

Drug prices often vary between pharmacies such as CVS, Walmart, Rite Aid, and local pharmacies. Check the Perks coupon list above to find discounts available at pharmacies near you.

Note: Optum Perks coupons cannot be used with any insurance copays or benefits.

Available app for coupons

To make finding and using these coupons easier, you can download the Optum Perks app. To learn more about this prescription discount app, see this article.

Common questions about Litfulo’s cost

Here are some common questions and answers about Litfulo.

Why does Litfulo cost so much?

Litfulo is a brand-name medication. Brand-name drugs can be expensive because of the studies needed to test how safe and effective they are before they are approved for use.

Makers of a brand-name drug can patent and sell their drug for up to 20 years. When the patent for a brand-name drug expires, other drugmakers can make and sell generic versions.

Generic medications contain the same active ingredients as brand-name medications. So they don’t require the same costly testing prior to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for use in the United States. For this reason, generic drugs usually cost significantly less than brand-name medications like Litfulo.

At this time, Litfulo is not available in a generic version. Read more about generic vs. brand-name drugs.

Is a generic version of ritlecitinib available at a lower cost?

No. Currently, ritlecitinib (RIT le SYE ti nib) is only available in the brand-name medication Litfulo for the treatment of alopecia areata.

Ritlecitinib is the active ingredient in Litfulo. (An active ingredient is what makes a drug work.)

But it’s possible that a generic version of ritlecitinib that costs less than Litfulo might be available sometime in the future. See the FAQ above for details about generic vs. brand-name drugs. Until then, read the “Coupons” section of this article to see how you can lower your cost of Litfulo with Optum Perks coupons.

Resources

• Food and Drug Administration. (2024). Orange Book: Approved drug products with therapeutic equivalence evaluations. https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cder/ob/index.cfm
• Litfulo (ritlecitinib) capsules, for oral use. (2023). https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/label/2023/215830s000lbl.pdf

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