Drug treatment means better, less costly care for children with sickle cell …
The benefits of hydroxyurea treatment in people with sickle cell disease are well known — fewer painful episodes, fewer blood transfusions and fewer hospitalizations. Now new research from the Johns Hopkins Children's Center and other institutions …
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New drug approved by FDA offers hope for hepatitis C patients
“Cost is a big barrier,” Lee said. The new treatments cost about four times more than the current drugs. Patient assistance programs offered by the pharmaceutical companies provide help to some who need assistance with the cost of medications. But Lee …
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AIDS advocates say drug coverage in some marketplace plans is inadequate
The plans are curbing their lists of covered drugs and limiting quantities, requiring prior authorizations and insisting on “fail first” or “step therapy” protocols that compel doctors to prescribe a certain drug first before moving on to another …
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