Immunology
Breakthrough therapies are saving lives, but can we afford them?
Harnessing the body's own cells to fight disease, long a medical dream, is finally a reality.
May 13, 2024
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News tagged with drug prices
Medical economics
Colorado prescription drug board declares Enbrel unaffordable in national first
A Colorado board voted unanimously Feb. 16 to consider setting a maximum price for a drug to treat autoimmune diseases, launching the state into uncharted territory and setting up a possible showdown with the drug's manufacturer.
Feb 19, 2024
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Medications
New prescription drugs typically sold first in US: Report
Most new prescription drugs are sold first in the U.S. before they reach other nations, but ultimately important medications are sold across most wealthy nations within about a year of first sale, according to a new RAND ...
Feb 1, 2024
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Medications
Report: US prescription drug prices are 2.78 times those in other wealthy nations
Prescription drug prices in the U.S. are significantly higher than in other nations, with prices in the U.S. averaging 2.78 times those seen in 33 other nations, according to a new RAND report.
Feb 1, 2024
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Medications
Tracking administrative complexity within the 340B Drug Pricing Program
Part of the Public Health Service Act of 1992, the 340B Drug Pricing Program lowers drug costs and increases revenues for safety-net health care providers by allowing them to pay heavily discounted prices for prescription ...
Jan 16, 2024
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Medications
Study shows patient support programs for prescription drugs are common, especially for expensive drugs
About one in 10 prescription drugs—mainly brand-name and expensive drugs and those for rare diseases—has a manufacturer-sponsored patient support program, which usually includes financial, nursing and educational supports.
Nov 27, 2023
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Medications
Study shows how drug manufacturers use FDA, patent strategies to keep insulin prices high
Over the last four decades, insulin manufacturers have extended their periods of market exclusivity on brand-name insulin products by employing several strategies, including filing additional patents on their products after ...
Nov 16, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
New postpartum depression drug comes with hefty price tag
A new drug to treat postpartum depression will cost nearly $16,000 for a 14-day course of treatment, a price tag that has doctors worried that some patients won't be able to afford the medication.
Nov 8, 2023
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Medications
Q&A: The legal drug crisis in the US
Three out of four American adults say prescription drug prices are unaffordable, and nearly a third admit to not taking prescribed medications due to cost, according to a recent poll conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation. ...
Oct 10, 2023
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Medications
Novartis generics unit Sandoz makes stock market debut
Swiss generic drugs group Sandoz began trading as an independent company in Zurich on Wednesday, in a stock market debut following a spin-off by parent company Novartis as it pivots toward new drug development.
Oct 4, 2023
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