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theboss

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71. According to the article, it is $5,809.69 at Walgreens

Reply to ProfessorGAC (Reply #70)

Thu Mar 20, 2014, 10:02 AM

Mar 2014

Here is a website that discounts it to under $5K a month:

http://www.goodrx.com/betaseron

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Healthline.com: Should Multiple Sclerosis Drugs Cost $62,000 a Year? [View all] theboss Mar 2014 OP

No. bravenak Mar 2014 #1

10 to 1 that the research that went into these drugs was mostly paid for by Federal grants kelliekat44 Mar 2014 #5

Yes!!! bravenak Mar 2014 #15

Socialize the drug companies and...... theboss Mar 2014 #19

Dream killer!!! bravenak Mar 2014 #23

There are ways to protect against that...there must be. One way is to keep Sen. Dogpatch from being kelliekat44 Mar 2014 #60

Drugs tend to cost less in countries with single payer health care. Gormy Cuss Mar 2014 #28

We will get there. bravenak Mar 2014 #32

I think it has mostly to do with money in elections. cui bono Mar 2014 #37

Single payer would not solve this problem. The same issue affects Medicare and countries pnwmom Mar 2014 #42

Yes, i agree there was fear of fighting too hard to get something that the right was against. bravenak Mar 2014 #43

Also government funded universities ... Fantastic Anarchist Mar 2014 #29

You said it!! I worked in that system so I really know what goes out of public view. nt kelliekat44 Mar 2014 #59

No, they should not. MineralMan Mar 2014 #2

This is not my area of expertise theboss Mar 2014 #3

I don't know. MineralMan Mar 2014 #6

Would shortening patent periods just make this worse in the short term? theboss Mar 2014 #13

I don't know that, either. MineralMan Mar 2014 #16

Another important thing to remember is ... Fantastic Anarchist Mar 2014 #33

Actually, research is working on some new classes MineralMan Mar 2014 #36

Absolutely not. Vashta Nerada Mar 2014 #4

No warrior1 Mar 2014 #7

No, no one should get rich off of someone else's suffering. hamsterjill Mar 2014 #8

That's a rather broad statement theboss Mar 2014 #11

Perhaps it is broad, but I'll bet most DU'ers would know what I meant. hamsterjill Mar 2014 #31

I knew what you meant. Fantastic Anarchist Mar 2014 #35

Thank you. I have some real grief over drug companies advertising, too. hamsterjill Mar 2014 #49

The United States and New Zealand are the only two countries where direct to consumer advertising of smokey nj Mar 2014 #61

I agree with you on CEO pay theboss Mar 2014 #39

Yes ... 1000words Mar 2014 #9

No. No medication should cost... one_voice Mar 2014 #10

No fucking way it should cost that much. City Lights Mar 2014 #12

Nope nt steve2470 Mar 2014 #14

Aubagio, for MS, is $4,868.41 per month steve2470 Mar 2014 #17

I agree....but to be devil's advocate..... theboss Mar 2014 #20

Whatever is the actual cost of producing the drug plus 10% profit steve2470 Mar 2014 #22

That's actually a pretty good answer theboss Mar 2014 #25

a simplistic comparison is the way Florida regulates power companies steve2470 Mar 2014 #26

what if they cost $4,400 a month to produce? hfojvt Mar 2014 #41

my understanding is that Big Pharma incurs large R&D costs steve2470 Mar 2014 #44

The article talks about the secrecy theboss Mar 2014 #46

yes of course steve2470 Mar 2014 #48

secrecy indeed CountAllVotes Mar 2014 #51

According to all the literature blindersoff Mar 2014 #55

no two people are alike in symptoms or progression CountAllVotes Mar 2014 #66

What about developement costs? Travis_0004 Mar 2014 #57

see post 44 nt steve2470 Mar 2014 #58

Do you mean the actual cost of producing the physical medication? Ms. Toad Mar 2014 #62

I meant all of the costs, including research and development steve2470 Mar 2014 #63

No. eom uppityperson Mar 2014 #18

I first became aware of this problem in February 2013. Jenoch Mar 2014 #21

No. Period. truebrit71 Mar 2014 #24

Yes ... Fantastic Anarchist Mar 2014 #27

Time was that medicine was a vocation, its mission was to serve & to save lives. reformist2 Mar 2014 #30

no. nt magical thyme Mar 2014 #34

Invisible Hand! Invisible Hand! Maedhros Mar 2014 #38

No, they should not. But people should be aware that under the ACA, an insurer may NOT pnwmom Mar 2014 #40

I agree theboss Mar 2014 #45

No, but that said ... frazzled Mar 2014 #47

The question is why are there 10 treatments, but no cure? kristopher Mar 2014 #50

the cause of MS is UNKNOWN CountAllVotes Mar 2014 #52

My personal feelings passiveporcupine Mar 2014 #53

Luckily by the grace of god CFLDem Mar 2014 #68

So, I invent a drug....and then I don't control it? theboss Mar 2014 #69

Why do you need to control it? passiveporcupine Mar 2014 #72

I used to work in the biotechnology/pharmaceutical industry, and just FYI TrollBuster9090 Mar 2014 #54

I've had MS for 16 years. I have no idea what the drugs cost. mr blur Mar 2014 #56

Betaseron is available only to 1 in 8 UK MS patients under the NHS ("Postcode lottery") Nye Bevan Mar 2014 #64

New research indicates statin medications may help control MS LiberalEsto Mar 2014 #65

that's nothing new CountAllVotes Mar 2014 #67

Your Estimate Is Too High ProfessorGAC Mar 2014 #70

According to the article, it is $5,809.69 at Walgreens theboss Mar 2014 #71

Saw That ProfessorGAC Mar 2014 #73