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ICER stands by view on Biogen's Aduhelm, says sharp price cut needed

Bio Pharma Dive

But if some efficacy is assumed, ICER argues Biogen's $56,000 price tag is far too high. The influential nonprofit maintains that the clinical trial evidence supporting Aduhelm is insufficient to prove a health benefit.

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STAT+: Medicare will take R&D costs, effectiveness into account when it negotiates drug prices. But studies show that doesn’t affect prices

STAT News

By law, Medicare will have to take a medication’s efficacy and its research and development costs into account when it starts to negotiate drug prices — but recent research shows pharma companies ignore those factors when they pick prices for their products. But neither factor has much effect, the studies concluded.

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Can gene therapies for haemophilia defend their high price tags?

Pharmaceutical Technology

A previous October 2020 report concluded that longer-term safety and efficacy were needed to update health-benefit price benchmarks. In August 2020, the agency had rejected an approval application, suggesting the company complete its Phase III Gener8-1 study and include two-year follow-up safety and efficacy data. million price tag.

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Drug Regulatory Affairs Certificate Institutes in India

Pharma Tutor

Historical Overview of Pharmaceutical Industries and Regulatory Affairs:During 1950s, multiple tragedies i.e., sulfanilamide elixir, vaccine tragedy and thalidomide tragedy have resulted in substantial increase of legislations for drug products quality, safety and efficacy. Mon, 07/18/2022 - 15:31.

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A broad range of unmet needs remains in the immuno-oncology space

Pharmaceutical Technology

Oncolytic viruses, cytokines, and therapeutic vaccines currently play a very minimal role in oncology treatment, with substantial efficacy still to be demonstrated for these classes. Combining data from all markets, efficacy-related needs were identified as the most important unmet needs category.

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Versanis’ bimagrumab, first-in-class obesity therapy, enters Phase IIb of development

Pharmaceutical Technology

On January 12, Versanis Bio announced that enrollment had begun for its Phase IIb trial, BELIEVE (NCT05616013), which aims to study bimagrumab’s (BYM-338) efficacy and safety in the US, among other locations. Despite its high price tag, bimagrumab’s unique features set it apart from currently marketed therapies.

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STAT+: Pharmalittle: New York officials press pharmacy chains over abortion pill; Sanders pushes bill for $20 insulin cap

STAT News

Enjoy, and see you soon … By law, Medicare will have to take a medication’s efficacy and its research and development costs into account when it starts to negotiate drug prices — but recent research shows pharma companies ignore those factors when they pick prices for their products , STAT explains.  Two But be safe.

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