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Dupixent vs Januvia

Side-by-side drug price comparison from Medicare Part D data

Verdict

Januvia costs 92% less per claim than Dupixent ($219.00 vs $2819.00). Neither drug has a generic alternative available. Total Medicare spending: Dupixent at $4.4B vs Januvia at $2.7B.

MetricDupixentJanuvia
Avg Cost per Claim
Average cost Medicare pays per prescription claim
$2,819$219*
Total Medicare Spending
Total Medicare Part D spending on this drug
$4.4B$2.7B
Total Claims1,560,00012,480,000
Year-over-Year Change
Price change from prior year (lower is better for patients)
35.2%-12.3%*
Generic AvailableNoNo
ConditionAutoimmune DiseasesDiabetes
Total Beneficiaries245,0001,560,000

Januvia costs 92% less per claim than Dupixent ($219.00 vs $2819.00). Neither drug has a generic alternative available. Total Medicare spending: Dupixent at $4.4B vs Januvia at $2.7B.

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The side-by-side above pulls the CMS Medicare Part D Drug Spending data data for both entity A and entity B. What follows is the interpretation — which specific axes carry the most weight for entity A versus entity B, and which differences are large enough to influence a real decision.

Practical use of the comparison: read the data above, then drill into the individual entity A and entity B detail pages for the underlying breakdown. A pairwise comparison answers the relative question; the per-entity pages answer the absolute question.

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Spending, 2026.