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RSS FeedPosted by Michael Wonder on 01 Jun 2024
Cancer is capsizing Americans’ finances. ‘I was losing everything.’
28 May 2024 - Higher drug prices, rising out of pocket costs and reduced incomes create economic strain for many patients. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Jan 2024
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. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Dec 2023
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 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 25 Oct 2023
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 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 05 Jun 2023
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. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 17 Apr 2023
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, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 06 Jan 2023
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 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 02 Jan 2023
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 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 19 Dec 2022
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 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Aug 2022
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 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 31 Jul 2021
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, ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 22 Jun 2021
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” ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 13 Jun 2021
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 ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 Jun 2021
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. ...
Posted by Michael Wonder on 28 Sep 2020
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 ...