Tag: Aduhelm

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The Food and Drug Administration recently granted fast-track approval to a new Alzheimer’s drug designed to slow the rate of cognitive decline for individuals in the early stages of the disease.  The drug, which will be sold under the brand name Leqembi, was developed jointly by Eisai and Biogen – the same two companies that…

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President Biden, in his State of the Union speech, proposed giving Medicare the ability to negotiate lower prices for prescription drugs.  I’m assuming the President means not only over-the-counter drugs covered under Part D but also medications administered in a doctor’s office covered under Part B.  Medicare sorely needs that ability.  While Medicare’s decision to…