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An old drug gets a new price: $89,000 a year An old drug gets a new price: $89,000 a year

An old drug gets a new price: $89,000 a year

Consumer Corner February 12, 2017 Washington Post 0

An old steroid treatment, long available outside the United States, received approval this week for a rare disease that afflicts about 15,000 Americans. The new list... An old drug gets a new price: $89,000 a year

An old steroid treatment, long available outside the United States, received approval this week for a rare disease that afflicts about 15,000 Americans. The new list price for the drug? $89,000 a year.


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