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Novartis’ $2 Million Gene Therapy Zolgensma Shows ‘Remarkable’ Results and Offers Hope for Children with SMA

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With a price tag of over $2.5 The researchers conducted a long-term follow-up study of the START trial that included patients who completed phase I of the study. Given that SMA is a rare condition, a specialized drug had to be created for it, which required intense research and the right expertise.

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Oslo Medicines Initiative asks how to balance innovation incentivisation with security of access

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This evolution is leading to additional health benefits and health gains, but they are accompanied by major concerns, as very high price tags raise questions about their affordability.”. In recent years, revolutionary medicines have come with price tags to match, but this is simply a symptom of our current model. About the author.

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A history of Pfizer

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“Lipitor…became the biggest-selling prescription medicine ever, earning Pfizer $12 billion a year in 2007, one quarter of its total sales” The areas that Pfizer directed its research into expanded in these years as well. For all the latest Pfizer news follow pharmaphorum’s Pfizer tag. The era of mega-mergers.

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