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From the CBC
It is one of this country's great scientific achievements.
The first drug ever approved that can fix a faulty gene.
It's called Glybera, and it can treat a painful and potentially deadly genetic disorder with a single dose — a genuine made-in-Canada medical breakthrough.
But most Canadians have never heard of it.
A team of researchers at the University of British Columbia spent decades developing the treatment for people born with a genetic mutation that causes lipoprotein lipase disorder (LPLD).
COMMENT:-
Actually quite a long read, but worth it for the insight it gives into drug pricing.
PS - You might want to note that the drug companies never actually paid for any of the research required to develop the drug and that there is no actual mention of what it would cost to produce the drug - only how the drug companies figured how much they could charge for the drug.
The million-dollar drug
It is one of this country's great scientific achievements.
The first drug ever approved that can fix a faulty gene.
It's called Glybera, and it can treat a painful and potentially deadly genetic disorder with a single dose — a genuine made-in-Canada medical breakthrough.
But most Canadians have never heard of it.
A team of researchers at the University of British Columbia spent decades developing the treatment for people born with a genetic mutation that causes lipoprotein lipase disorder (LPLD).
COMMENT:-
Actually quite a long read, but worth it for the insight it gives into drug pricing.
PS - You might want to note that the drug companies never actually paid for any of the research required to develop the drug and that there is no actual mention of what it would cost to produce the drug - only how the drug companies figured how much they could charge for the drug.