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Biogen’s Alzheimer’s drug: What’s the price tag on hope?

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SUMMARY: The FDA is coming under intense pressure to approve Biogen’s Alzheimer’s drug, but Aaron S. Kesselheim, a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School via the Washington Post , says “the worst thing for people with Alzheimer’s would be to put out a product that doesn’t work.”

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The FDA and Aduhelm: WTF?

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Not to mention the $56,000 annual price tag. So far, no method of breaking down/removing amyloid plaques has been shown to prevent symptomatic Alzheimer’s disease in humans. Aduhelm joins a group of drugs that potentially leave patients worse off and much poorer for it. Why didn’t they listen to their advisory panel?

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