Thu-31-10-2013, 22:47 PM
(Thu-31-10-2013, 22:23 PM)Caroline Wrote:(Fri-25-10-2013, 23:26 PM)mataribot Wrote: The yearly cost of the MS version is 55k USD in the states...Well... I wonder then what is so special on that medication. As the basic DMF is the working substance, which is relatively cheap.
A course of DMF over here does not cost more than 1.5K a year. Ask Jim, his FD is probably also not so costly.
The FDA should take a look at this.
The cost is based fair market value, not what it costs to produce. All of the MS drugs are 45K - 60k USD. So 55k USD is what they went with. Milk anyone with chronic illness.