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ALS Patients Pushed to Get an Experimental Drug Approved. Now They Have to Contend With a $158,000 a Year Price Tag

Por: NBC 6 South Florida World December 19, 2022

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Nicole Cimbura via AP For two years, Becky Mourey pushed the to approve an experimental drug for her Lou Gehrig’s disease. She went to members of and health regulators to make the case for Relyvrio, until patient-advocates finally prevailed. In September, Relyvrio became only the third drug approved in the U.S. for ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, an incurable neurodegenerative disease that is usually fatal within five years. But... + full article



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