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Title: Price Tussle Starts Over $371,000 Breakthrough Cancer Drug
Post by: mozart123 on September 12, 2018, 08:47:43 PM

Novartis AG’s breakthrough cancer drug Kymriah has been approved in Europe. Now comes the debate about its hefty cost.

In Germany, Novartis has set a price of 320,000 euros ($371,000) that’s now subject to negotiation with authorities, Pascal Touchon, head of the drugmaker’s cell and gene therapy business, said in an interview. That’s the list price to treat a form of childhood leukemia and a type of lymphoma in adults. Similar discussions are playing out elsewhere in Europe.


https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-09-12/novartis-faces-price-tussle-in-europe-after-cancer-breakthrough?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&cmpid=socialflow-facebook-business&utm_content=business&utm_campaign=socialflow-organic

Title: Re: Price Tussle Starts Over $371,000 Breakthrough Cancer Drug
Post by: marzi on September 17, 2018, 01:04:34 PM

if its a proven treatment for all forms of cancer, it wont be long before someone reverse engineers its composition and make it at a low low price.

"may ritemed ba nyan?"

Title: Re: Price Tussle Starts Over $371,000 Breakthrough Cancer Drug
Post by: mozart123 on September 17, 2018, 05:45:07 PM

Quote from: marzi on September 17, 2018, 01:04:34 PM

if its a proven treatment for all forms of cancer, it wont be long before someone reverse engineers its composition and make it at a low low price.

"may ritemed ba nyan?"

10 years ang patent ng mga gamot it won't be long magkakaroon ng generic yan.