Given as a single, one-time intravenous (IV) infusion, it's list price of $3.5 million makes it the most expensive drug in the U.S. It allows people living with hemophilia B to produce their own factor IX (a blood clotting factor) and can lower the risk of bleeding with a single ...
Luxturna is a one-time gene therapy indicated for the treatment of inherited retinal dystrophy due to mutations in both copies of the RPE65 gene. Inherited retinal dystrophies are a group of rare disorders caused due to more than 220 types of genes. The disorders lead to night blindness, i...
What it does:Of all the expensive drugs on this list, there's only one that has been around long enough for generics to be possible. What's strange, though, is the generic version — bexarotene — is apparently more expensive than the name brand, Targretin, which didn't make the list...
Herper, M. (2010) The World's most expensive drugs. [cited June 2012]; available from: http://www.forbes.com/2010/02/19/expensive-drugs-cost- business-healthcare-rare-diseases.html.Herper, M. The World's Most Expensive DrugsHerper, Matthew, `The World's Most Expensive ...
And is the world’s most expensive culinary spice largely due to the way it must be grown and harvested (by hand).Saffron has been used for thousands of years as an anxiolytic, sedative, and antidepressant.As a nootropic, Saffron is now used for depression, PMS symptoms, post-partum ...
Every May 22, bitcoiners the world over will celebrate the anniversary of the most expensive pizzas in history. China's submersible Jiaolong starts testing ahead of Mariana Trench dive The ship arrived at the Mariana area Monday and started testing temperature, salinity and depth for Tuesday's ...
The school was in a poor area of Los Angeles, California. Many of the students in the school had serious problems with illegal drugs, gangs and violence. The school was in danger of losing its official approval to operate. Mr. Escalante's students were mostly MexicanAmericans from a Spanish...
5.Most scientists have assumed that our sense of smell depends on receptors in the nose detecting the shape of incoming molecules, which triggers a signal to the brain.This molecular 'lock and key' process is thought to lie behind a wide range of the body's detection systems: it is how...
78. We have many ___ (富裕的) visitors from china and they are always buying expensive products. 79. Using cocaine ___ (increase) people’s heart rate and blood pressure. 80. He was so ___(疲惫不堪的) that he could hardly walk. 免费查看参考答案及解析 题目: My grandmother...
That’s not necessarily what you’d pay, as several steps can add expense before it gets to you, but it’s an example of how expensive drugs can be. Here are the five most expensive drugs in the United States: 1. Actimmune: $52,321.80 for one month Actimmune is used to boost ...