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‘One-and-done’ for new drugs could cut patent thickets and boost generic competition
11 February 2019 - In a perfect world, the system for conveying medications from their makers to patients should be ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 11 Feb 2019
Regeneron and Sanofi offer Praluent (alirocumab) at a new reduced U.S. list price
11 February 2019 - This is the latest step by the companies to help make Praluent more accessible and affordable for ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Feb 2019
J&J becomes first drug maker to add prices to television ads
8 February 2019 - Johnson & Johnson said on Thursday it will start adding the price of its medicines to ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 04 Feb 2019
This once free drug for a rare condition now costs $375,000
4 February 2019 - Firdapse, a drug used for treatment of a rare neurological disorder that affects one in 100,000 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Jan 2019
America’s love affair with cheap drugs has a hidden cost
29 January 2019 - Data, documents and interviews show how a focus on cutting prices has come with risks to consumer ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Jan 2019
Celgene, sold for $74 billion, leaves a legacy of chutzpah in science and drug pricing
22 January 2019 - Nina Kjellson was just two years out of college, working as a research associate at Oracle ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 14 Jan 2019
A revolutionary drug that could treat a rare and devastating disease is prohibitively expensive. But one state has a plan to pay for its potential $5 million price tag.
13 January 2019 - A one-time treatment for a devastating rare disease could be paid for with an instalment plan as ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Jan 2019
Biotech proposes paying for pricey drugs by instalment
8 January 2019 - Bluebird Bio develops plan to sell gene-replacement therapy with annual payments contingent on continued effectiveness. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Dec 2018
Dealing with drug pricing: not just one solution
22 December 2018 - On 11 December, US FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb announced a set of rules that would change the ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Dec 2018
More lawsuits = higher drug prices
18 December 2018 - The FDA pulls an Obama rule that was a trial-lawyer special. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 18 Dec 2018
Warren unveils bill to lower drug prices by letting government manufacture them
18 December 2018 - Senator Elizabeth Warren has unveiled a bill aimed at lowering drug prices by allowing the government ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Dec 2018
A drug that was once inexpensive gets a new price tag: $375,000
13 December 2018 - An old, formerly inexpensive drug called Firdapse was just slapped with a steep new price tag: ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Dec 2018
Authorized generic for Evzio (naloxone hydrochloride injection) to be available at a reduced list price of $178
12 December 2018 - Product will be available in 2019. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Dec 2018
Investigation of generic ‘cartel’ expands to 300 drugs
9 December 2018 - Executives at more than a dozen generic drug companies had a form of shorthand to describe ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 09 Dec 2018
Medical device price differentials in the U.S. and Europe – rethinking price regulation?
7 December 2018 - Recently, there has been a robust discussion of an October Trump administration proposal that Medicare pay for ...