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Business Here’s why pharma is happy to help foot the bill for this $750,000 drug
Kristen Lasko cried tears of relief in late December when she read online that an experimental drug that could help her 3 1/2-year-old son, Max, had finally been approved. Kristen and her husband, Jonathan, quickly pivoted to getting their cheerful, blond boy access to the only approved medicine for a devastating, muscle-wasting disease. The drug, Spinraza, would carry a staggering price: $750,000 for the first year.
Source: The Washington Post