Doctors Tried To Lower $148K Cancer Drug Cost; Makers Tripled Its Price

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By EditorDavidApr 21, 2018, 2:34 pm170 pts
Slashdot reader Applehu Akbar writes: Imbruvica, a compound that treats white blood cell cancers, has until now been a bargain at $148,000 per year. Until now, doctors have been able to optimize dosage for each patient by prescribing up to four small-dose pills of it per day. But after results from a recent…

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