Florida is first state allowed to import drugs from Canada in bid to reduce costs

5 January 2024 - FDA’s decision could change the way Americans obtain prescription medicines. ...

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China’s new cancer drug toripalimab is approved in the US but will cost 30 times more

29 November 2023 - In China, a single dose vial costs US$280 but in the US it will have a wholesale ...

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At $550/month, new menopause hot flash drug may be out of reach for many women

24 October 2023 - Heralded as the first and only treatment thus far to block a source of hot flashes in ...

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Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company joins forces with Coherus to make Yusimry, a Humira biosimilar, available to patients

1 June 2023 - YUSIMRY will be available on costplusdrugs.com for $569.27 plus dispensing and shipping fees. ...

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OTC naloxone is a baby step toward making the life-saving medication accessible

17 April 2023 - In an attempt to make naloxone more accessible amid the massive human toll of the opioid crisis, ...

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US new drug price exceeds $200,000 median in 2022

5 January 2023 - After setting record high US prices in the first half of 2022, drug makers continued to ...

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A new weight loss drug could become the best-selling drug of all time. Who can afford it?

1 January 2023 - An Eli Lilly drug if approved for weight loss could become the best selling drug of ...

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American ALS patients contend with US$158K price tag on new drug

19 December 2022 - For two years, Becky Mourey pushed the FDA to approve an experimental drug for her Lou ...

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Governor Ron DeSantis announces lawsuit against Biden Administration’s reckless delay of Canadian Prescription Drug Importation Program

31 August 2022 - Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced a lawsuit against the US FDA in response to their unreasonable delay ...

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FDA approves the first interchangeable biosimilar insulin. Will it really lower the cost?

29 July 2021 - In a long-awaited move, the FDA has approved the first so-called interchangeable biosimilar version of insulin, ...

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New drug could cost the Government as much as it spends on NASA

22 June 2021 - The Alzheimer’s treatment will cost $56,000 per patient, and millions may use it. The result: “crazy numbers” ...

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Unaffordable treatment for severe malaria highlights U.S. drug market pitfalls

11 June 2021 - When Eli Lilly announced in 2017 that it would stop producing quinidine, it was the only ...

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Biogen and Eisai launch multiple initiatives to help patients with Alzheimer’s disease access Aduhelm

7 June 2021 - Value based agreements in progress with Cigna and other payers. ...

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Trump seeks boost from seniors with $200 drug discount coupons

27 September 2020 - President Trump is throwing a pre-election curveball aimed at seniors with a surprise announcement on Thursday ...

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Hard questions as scientists and governments seek COVID-19 vaccines

8 August 2020 - They must work out how much to invest, and how best to distribute the goods. ...

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