22 February 2019 - Catalyst Pharmaceuticals rebuked by U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders for its high drug prices, on Thursday defended its $375,000 treatment for a rare disease, saying the price was in line with similar products in the industry.

Sanders, a vocal critic of high drug prices, had written to Florida-based Catalyst earlier this month, asking it to justify its price for Firdapse, a medication for a rare neuromuscular disease that affects about one in 100,000 people in the United States.

Drug pricing has been a major talking point in the US for the past few years. It was also one of the campaign promises made by President Donald Trump in the 2016 elections. However, healthcare costs have not gone down significantly.

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