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In early 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted accelerated approval to a new Alzheimer’s drug called Leqembi. (Biogen, a biotechnology company, and Eisai, a pharmaceutical ...
There were concerns that the cost of new plaque-targeting Alzheimer's drugs could overwhelm the program's finances, which provide care for 60 million seniors. Leqembi is priced at about $26,500 ...
By Julie Steenhuysen and Deena Beasley. CHICAGO (Reuters) - Five major U.S. health systems said they would offer Eisai and Biogen's promising new Alzheimer's drug Leqembi after working out payment ...
Major changes in 2025 include Medicare Advantage plans and a new $2,000 out ... Medicare is a federal health insurance program for older adults ages 65 and older. ... (Prescription Drug Plans ...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said Thursday that it will pay for new Alzheimer’s drugs that are granted full approval from the Food and Drug Administration, although it will ...
The following are settlements reached with US authorities against pharmaceutical companies to resolve allegations of "off-label" promotion of drugs. Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, it is illegal for pharmaceutical companies to promote their products for uses not approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and corporations that market drugs for off-label indications may ...
Because it is a disease of aging, most Alzheimer's patients are covered by Medicare, which had effectively denied coverage of Leqembi under the accelerated approval it received in January. The ...
The side effect is also seen with another Alzheimer’s drug, Biogen’s Aduhelm, which also works by targeting amyloid in the brain. Three deaths were also linked to the drug in the clinical trials.