Biogen Halves Aduhelm Price, Readies $500m In Cost Cuts

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The Alzheimer’s drug’s price was cut to $28,200 per year just one month before CMS is expected to issue a draft national coverage determination for amyloid-clearing antibodies, raising questions about the timing.

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Biogen cut Aduhelm's price by nearly 50% from $56,000 to $28,200 annually for the average weight patient • Source: Alamy

With a new list price of $28,200, Biogen, Inc. expects 50,000 US patients to be treated with its Eisai Co., Ltd.-partnered Alzheimer’s disease therapy Aduhelm in 2022, as opposed to the handful of people who have accessed the anti-amyloid antibody since its approval in June.

Biogen responded to concerns from US prescribers, patients and payers about the cost of Aduhelm (aducanumab) by cutting the product’s...

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