The Cost Of One Woman’s Rabies Treatment? $25,509.50
Rabies is a 100 percent fatal if left untreated, but the high price that comes with it could be daunting to some.
Fresno Bee:
Rabies: The Shots Don’t Hurt Much, But Paying For Them Might
Each year, Fresno County receives about 1,000 reports of dog bites and about 100 reports of cat bites that lead to the animals being quarantined for 10 days to rule out rabies. Last year, the county had 19 reports of bites by wild animals. (Anderson, 10/3)
In other pharmaceutical news —
The Mercury News:
EpiPen Outrage: It Costs About $8 To Make A 2-Pack, Engineers Say
Mylan insists most patients pay less than $50 out of pocket for a two-pack, though critics say insurers pass the higher wholesale drug costs along to consumers in other ways. But what does it really cost to make? To get the answer, Wallace and Krevitt dissected a two-pack of EpiPens into individual pieces, carefully weighed each plastic part and applied an industry-standard method for analyzing the manufacturing costs. (Seipel, 10/1)
San Francisco Business Times:
Depomed Thwarts Generic' Grab Of Nucynta Pain Drug, But Fight's Not Over
Shares of Depomed Inc. climbed sharply late Friday as the company beat back an attempt by a trio of generic drug makers to create cheaper forms of the pain drug Nucynta.The ruling in favor of Newark-based Depomed (NASDAQ: DEPO) extends the patent life of the drug until December 2025, insuring the company locks up the market and controls the price of Nucynta. (Leuty, 9/30)