England's National Health Service said it had reached a deal to pay for U.S...
NEW YORK - England’s National Health Service said it had reached a deal to pay for U.S. drugmaker Biogen Inc’s expensive spinal muscle atrophy treatment Spinraza.
Spinraza, which is administered by spinal injection every four months, has a U.S. list price of $750,000 for the first year and $375,000 annually thereafter. Between 600 and 1,200 children and adults are currently living with the condition in England and Wales, according to NHS England. Spinraza will be made available immediately to Type 1 patients by Biogen, it said.
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