Sanofi Draws Fire Over Cost of MS Drug Lemtrada

Sanofi draws fire over cost of MS drug Lemtrada

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The injectable drug, chemically known as alemtuzumab, was sold until September 2012 under the name Campath as treatment for leukemia and given more frequently at a higher dosage. "There is concern that with a license for multiple sclerosis, the cost of …
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Biogen Hemophilia A Drug Controls Bleeding in Fewer Injections

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The therapy, long-lasting recombinant Factor VIII Fc fusion protein, or rFVIIIFc, yielded annual rates of 1.6 bleeds in a preventive treatment study arm in which patients received the drug about once every three and a half days. That compared with 3.6 …
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State reports 2nd probable case of meningitis associated with tainted drug

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The Chicago resident who received an epidural steroid injection of methylprednisolone acetate is currently undergoing further testing and treatment, the health department said in a release. The patient received the drug, since recalled by New England …
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