Health Boards
Thu-16-10-2014, 11:32 AM
Thank you CAROLINE for keeping us informed of your countries reaction to the price Biogen idec want to charge for Tecfidera what is after all no more than Psorinovo and only slightly different to Fumaderm the working ingredient is the same for all three.
I would like to see that Biogen would agree to a price reduction although I suspect it is unlikely
What it needs is governments around the world to come up with a cohesive plan to bring the large pharma companies under control. And open their books so it can be seen how much it has cost to bring a drug to market and how much profit per unit they are making
We all know it can cost a lot to bring a new drug to the market from its discovery to being put into general use.
But a drug like Bg12 or tecfidera which in another guise has been around for years should be made available at a reasonable price to MS sufferers of which there are thousands. The drug company could recoup all the research and development and trials costs and fund future research into more new drugs. Without ripping off the health care systems in most countries.
I know it's not just this one drug it is just the tip of the iceberg as the same thing is happening with many other drugs, but this one stands out like a sore thumb in as much as it's clearly the same as the other two but in different guise.
No wonder the British NHS is in a mess and I'm sure the insurance system of healthcare must be refusing these expensive treatments purely on cost.
It's time they all got together and demanded fair prices..... Profits are a good thing but to my mind this is obscene profiteering
Well done the Netherlands for reporting the matter and thanks to Caroline for telling us about it
I listened to the broadcast..... I'm sure the words were good but the pictures told the story. So the language was not a barrier... It was clear what was being explained
I would like to see that Biogen would agree to a price reduction although I suspect it is unlikely
What it needs is governments around the world to come up with a cohesive plan to bring the large pharma companies under control. And open their books so it can be seen how much it has cost to bring a drug to market and how much profit per unit they are making
We all know it can cost a lot to bring a new drug to the market from its discovery to being put into general use.
But a drug like Bg12 or tecfidera which in another guise has been around for years should be made available at a reasonable price to MS sufferers of which there are thousands. The drug company could recoup all the research and development and trials costs and fund future research into more new drugs. Without ripping off the health care systems in most countries.
I know it's not just this one drug it is just the tip of the iceberg as the same thing is happening with many other drugs, but this one stands out like a sore thumb in as much as it's clearly the same as the other two but in different guise.
No wonder the British NHS is in a mess and I'm sure the insurance system of healthcare must be refusing these expensive treatments purely on cost.
It's time they all got together and demanded fair prices..... Profits are a good thing but to my mind this is obscene profiteering
Well done the Netherlands for reporting the matter and thanks to Caroline for telling us about it
I listened to the broadcast..... I'm sure the words were good but the pictures told the story. So the language was not a barrier... It was clear what was being explained
