Pharma Should Help Pay for Cancer Rx

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Government regulators in Britain are asking Novartis and Bristol-Myers Squibb to help pay for their leukemia drugs. In a statement, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) took issue with price points on BMS's Sprycel and Tasigna -- telling Bloomberg that the drugs cost around $50,000 each for a year supply -- and said there wasn't sufficient evidence for recommending the drug to patients. In the US, Novartis has launched several Web sites to help patients cope with chronic myelogenous leukemia, and pay for treatment.

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Pharma Should Help Pay for Cancer Rx

GOVERNMENT regulators in Britain are asking Novartis and Bristol-Myers Squibb to help pay for ...

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