Pharmaceutical Technology

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Spark Therapeutics’ Luxturna, indicated for inherited retinal disease (IRD), was the first gene therapy to be approved, in 2017, with a price tag of $850,000 for each eye. bluebird then broke its own pricing record when the $3m Skysona was approved, and now faces the unique challenge of selling the world's two most expensive drugs.

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pharmaphorum

JANUARY 9, 2023

Novartis’ programme providing free access to its spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) gene therapy Zolgensma is being scaled back to a dozen countries worldwide, according to the company. ” Zolgensma is one of the most expensive therapies available, with a price tag of around $2.1

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NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Roche’s oral treatment Evrysdi for the rare genetic disease spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) will be made available on the NHS in England, after NICE reached a three-year access agreement with the company. million price tag make it is the most expensive treatment ever approved for NHS funding.

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JUNE 2, 2021

NICE has rejected routine NHS funding for Roche’s Evrysdi (risdiplam) for spinal muscular atrophy drug in draft guidance, a decision which doesn’t come as a surprise to patient association SMA UK. — Spinal Muscular Atrophy UK (@SMA_UK_) June 2, 2021.

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PharmaShots

MARCH 17, 2023

5-Adapted Bivalent Booster to Treat COVID-19 in Children ≤5 Years Date: Mar 15, 2023 | Tags: Pfizer, BioNTech, Omicron BA.4/BA.5-Adapted 5-Adapted Bivalent Booster to Treat COVID-19 in Children ≤5 Years Date: Mar 15, 2023 | Tags: Pfizer, BioNTech, Omicron BA.4/BA.5-Adapted

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European Pharmaceutical Review

MAY 11, 2023

Novartis shared long-term data for its SMA gene therapy in March 2023, which indicated significant long-term motor-milestone achievements in spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). What were the main findings presented at the 2023 Muscular Dystrophy Association Conference (MDA)? Available from: [link] Spinal Muscular Atrophy.

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pharmaphorum

AUGUST 10, 2020

Roche is hoping to undercut hugely expensive rivals after the FDA approved its oral spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) drug Evrysdi (risdiplam). While this is not cheap by anybody’s reckoning, Roche hopes that the less intimidating price tag, plus the patient-friendly oral administration method will give it a competitive edge.

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