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Despite its high price tag, the new Alzheimer’s drug isn’t reigniting the drug pricing debate
8 June 2021 - It has all the makings of a bombastic drug pricing debate: a highly anticipated drug, widespread ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Jun 2021
The parents hoped an existing drug might keep their kids from having seizures. Then they saw the price.
3 June 2021 - When Amber Freed heard in 2020 that a drug might help save her young child from ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Nov 2020
Third major COVID-19 vaccine shown to be effective and cheaper
24 November 2020 - Drugmaker AstraZeneca said late-stage trials showed its COVID-19 vaccine is highly effective, buoying the prospects of a ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Nov 2020
Takeda price hikes for a GI drug may give some patients another kind of stomachache
2 November 2020 - Two weeks ago, Takeda Pharmaceuticals raised the list price of its Entyvio treatment for ulcerative colitis ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Oct 2020
Remdesivir’s hefty price tag ignores NIH investment in its creation
22 October 2020 - Throughout the Democratic presidential primary, candidates cast a spotlight on the broken U.S. health care system ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Sep 2020
FDA takes actions to help lower U.S. prescription drug prices
24 September 2020 - Final rule, guidance fulfil plan for safe importation of certain drugs originally intended for foreign markets. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 15 Aug 2020
Valuing innovative drugs based on their cost of manufacturing will prolong the COVID-19 pandemic
14 August 2020 - The value of innovative medicines has absolutely nothing to do with its cost of production. Yet, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Aug 2020
Moderna is pricing coronavirus vaccine at $32 to $37 per dose for some customers
5 August 2020 - The company defines a small order of its vaccine as “in the millions.” ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Jul 2020
Moderna pitches virus vaccine at about $50-$60 per course
29 July 2020 - Price charged to governments would be higher than that agreed for rival jabs from Pfizer and BioNTech. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Jul 2020
Pfizer vaccine deal at $20 a dose sets ceiling for rivals
22 July 2020 - U.S. agrees to pay Pfizer, BioNTech $1.95 billion on approval. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Jul 2020
Coronavirus: pharmaceutical giants split on vaccine profits
22 July 2020 - Pharmaceutical companies are split on how they would price their potential COVID-19 vaccines, with some pledging ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Jul 2020
Will we be hostages to drug makers’ Covid vaccine pricing?
6 July 2020 - The United States is the only developed nation unable to balance cost, efficacy and social good in ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 29 Jun 2020
Gilead sets price for coronavirus drug remdesivir at $2,340, sparking criticism
30 June 2020 - The maker of a drug shown to shorten recovery time for severely ill COVID-19 patients says ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 16 Jun 2020
Supreme Court will not hear generic drug price fixing discovery dispute
16 June 2020 - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear generic drug makers’ challenge to a court ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 10 Jun 2020
Price limits will scare off COVID-19 vaccine makers, Fauci warns
10 June 2020 - More than one vaccine will be needed, Fauci says. ...