Biogen Fires Back At Critics In Defense Of Aduhelm

Management tried to sidestep controversy around the approval of Aduhelm and said it remains confident the drug will be reimbursed.

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Biogen's Q2 call focused on Aduhelm • Source: Alamy

Biogen, Inc. is moving aggressively to make Aduhelm available to early Alzheimer's patients despite controversy around the accelerated approval and the potential cost of the treatment to the US health care system. Management came to the second quarter earnings call on the defensive, pushing back against critics.

"Whatever the motives of the controversy are, the ones who are potentially misled, confused, denied help are the patients," CEO...

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