How much does it cost without insurance?

Official answer

by Drugs.com

The average cash price of Humira (generic name: adalimumab) without insurance is around $6,240 for 1 carton (2 pens) of 40 mg/0.4 mL using an online coupon, but most people do not pay this much. Your actual cost will depend upon which Humira product you need and the strength, if you have insurance, and your specific type of insurance.

Online coupons or copay cards may be useful if you are paying cash and not using insurance to cover your prescription. Keep in mind these prices are always subject to change.

Cash prices vary greatly among US pharmacies, even in the same city. It may be helpful to check the prices at several pharmacies if you are paying cash for your Humira prescription.

If you are receiving Humira from a specialty pharmacy, be sure to also ask about using any copay cards, coupons or other discounts. This may lower your out-of-pocket costs, like copays. Specialty pharmacies often handle complex biologics like Humira. Specialty drugs may need special handling such as refrigeration, fast shipping, or additional monitoring by a health care provider for side effects.

Who can I call about getting Humira?

AbbVie provides insurance specialists from their Humira website to help guide you through coverage and access if you are prescribed Humira and do not have insurance.

To get further information about how to obtain Humira, you can call AbbVie at 1-800-448-6472 (1-800-4HUMIRA).

Can I get Humira if I don’t have insurance?

No insurance or unemployed

Does Medicaid cover Humira?

Medicaid

Does Medicare cover Humira?

Medicare

Medicare is a US federal health insurance program for people 65 and older and those with certain disabilities. With Medicare, prescription coverage for Humira is available through many Medicare Advantage Plans and Medicare Supplemental Plans but you must enroll for these add-on plans separately.

Does my insurance cover Humira?

Commercial Insurance

The manufacturer of Humira, AbbVie, has a Copay Savings Card program in place to help you afford Humira if you have commercial insurance (i.e., through your employer or purchased through the Affordable Care Act). The co-pay assistance program is not available to patients with federal, state, or government-funded insurance programs.

While your insurance may help cover a portion of Humira cost, your copay may be unaffordable for you. In these circumstances the copay card can be used to help lower these costs.

The Humira Copay Savings card may reduce your out-of-pockets expenses to a little as $5 per prescription, but may have a maximum annual savings. These copay cards do not have an expiration date but you may need to re-enroll each year.

What is Humira?

Humira is a biologic injectable protein known as a monoclonal antibody. It is used to treat many different autoimmune-types of diseases where inflammation leads to symptoms. It's classified as a Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) alpha inhibitor, and binds to and blocks the action of TNF in our body to lower inflammation.

Humira has been developed through genetic engineering, and that is one reason it is so expensive. Humira has been one of the world’s best selling drugs for many years. It is given as a self-administered subcutaneous injection (under the skin).

Because Humira blocks the inflammatory process, it has a place in many autoimmune conditions with inflammation as a central mechanism, including:

Is there a generic for Humira?

There is not a commercially available biosimilar option for Humira at this time. Several biosimilars for Humira have been approved by the FDA, but are not yet on the market.

In late 2016, the original Humira original patent expired opening doors for biosimilar development. Due to patents and other legal issues, these lower cost biosimilar products are not expected to become commercially available until 2023.

A biosimilar is a biological product that is very similar to a reference biologic and for which there are no clinically meaningful differences in terms of safety, purity, and potency. Humira cannot have an exact generic copy due to manufacturing differences inherent for biological products.

If you need further information about how to obtain Humira, you can call AbbVie at 1.800.4HUMIRA (1.800.448.6472).

This is not all the information you need to know about Humira (adalimumab) for safe and effective use. Review the full Humira information here, and discuss this information with your doctor or other health care provider.