Previous research has found that the prices of top-selling branded drugs in other developed nations pale in comparison to the US where, spending on drugs per capita is anywhere between 54 and 209 percent higher than other high income countries (1). “Legal protections grant large pharmaceutical ...
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 ...
The GoodRx Research team has created a list of the most expensive drugs that takes into account drugs you can get at a pharmacy as well as drugs only a healthcare provider can administer. Some of these drugs can cost almost $1 million or more for a year
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In the current global pharmaceutical market, gene therapy drugs occupy a significant portion of the most expensive drug rankings, with five listed in the top ten. Pfizer's recently approved treatment for moderate to severe Hemophilia B, Beqvez, is priced at a staggering $3.5 million, making it...
we calculated the total annual cost of a typical course of therapy for each drug. For drugs where there is a large effective dosing range, or where patient weight or body surface area determines dosing, we selected a dosing quantity based on an average weight or body surface area of a typi...
Governments in Europe have compelled drugmakers to bend on prices and have thrown open the market for so-called biosimilars, which are cheaper copies of biologic drugs made from living organisms. The brand-name products—ranging from Humira for rheumatoid arthritis to Avastin for cancer—are high-...
In the everyday ocean of liquids we come across, there’s a fascinating world where some liquids are much more than just your average drop in the bucket. I’m talking about the most expensive liquids on Earth, where a tiny amount can cost a fortune. ...
These price negotiations have since become a permanent and important part of the market access process for new 'expensive' orphan drugs, where expenditure weighed against patient suffering, a difficult and ethically difficult task for all parties [3]. The current choice for 'expensive' medicines is...
One of the newer racetams on the market, Coluracetam works as a choline uptake enhancer.As a nootropic, Coluracetam enhances concentration and cognition, boosts memory, mood and focus, and treats anxiety disorders. It also seems to have a stimulant effect which improves motivation. Users also...