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The numbers you need are in the article: $10M loss over 8 years (2007-present), ~45 cases/year. In order to break even, they need to increase the cost of a cou
by cbhl 11y ago
The numbers you need are in the article: $10M loss over 8 years (2007-present), ~45 cases/year.
In order to break even, they need to increase the cost of a course of treatment by about ~$28k/patient.
The new price doubles the price to about ~$50k/patient, which is still short of this number (but bleeding $3k*45 patients = $135k/year is much more manageable than bleeding $1M dollars a year).
- refurb 11y agoI applaud you sir! Rather than jumping on the hysteria bandwagon, you actually did the math. So even if the drug was priced at $28K/patient, the company would be making zero profit. Huh...
- manigandham 11y ago28k is the delta needed. 53k/patient is break-even.