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Trikafta will likely carry a list price of $311,000 when it arrives shortly on the U.S. market
by rkagerer 7y ago
Trikafta will likely carry a list price of $311,000 when it arrives shortly on the U.S. market
- coolspot 7y agoThat’s around $3000/month for 15 years. Not that much for miracle of curing incurable.
- makomk 7y agoIt's a complicated drug (really three drugs in one with some careful work put into their interaction) for a rare condition with little in the way of treatment options. The R&D costs are horrendous with no guarantee that the result will work or that it won't be promptly obsoleted by some other drug from a competitor (as happened with Vertex's hepatitis C treatment).
- rkagerer 7y agoThanks @makomk and @coolspot. I didn't know what these type of drugs typically cost, what kind of dosage that $300k bought you, or who usually pays (insurers vs. government aid vs. private). Was genuinely wondering.