Yeah, my understanding with Humira is that to make generic version would essentially require a clone of the cell line that produces it. Abbot is under no obligation to give that to anyone else.
Anecdote. I take Humira for psoriatic arthritis. It works well for me. I have variously paid $0, $30, $180 for a 4 week supply. The insurance companies require that I use a specialty pharmacy to dispense this. Those companies appear to exist to put as many road blocks in the way of refills as possible. Long phone calls every month, shipping problems that cause a weeks delay, then all subsequent doses are delayed, then randomly need a pre-auth from my rheumatologist, before you know it insurance has managed to avoid paying for this medication for 3 months of the year
Anecdote. I take Humira for psoriatic arthritis. It works well for me. I have variously paid $0, $30, $180 for a 4 week supply. The insurance companies require that I use a specialty pharmacy to dispense this. Those companies appear to exist to put as many road blocks in the way of refills as possible. Long phone calls every month, shipping problems that cause a weeks delay, then all subsequent doses are delayed, then randomly need a pre-auth from my rheumatologist, before you know it insurance has managed to avoid paying for this medication for 3 months of the year