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Re:Humira’s Drug Formula: Start at a High Price, Go Higher by blibble on Monday January 08, 2018 @06:22AM (#16096033)
the price the NHS will be able to negotiate will be a lot lower too

a natural result of the having an organisation that represents 65 million, backed up by leading researchers, instead of each individual completely on their own

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Re:Humira’s Drug Formula: Start at a High Price, Go Higher by DanBC on Monday January 08, 2018 @08:47AM (#16096655)
https://www.mims.co.uk/drugs/skin/psoriasis-seborrhoea-ichth...

    40mg/0.8ml soln for inj in vial (for paediatric use), 2=£704.28.
    40mg/0.4ml soln for inj in pre-filled syringe or pre-filled pen, 2=£704.28.
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Re:Humira’s Drug Formula: Start at a High Price, Go Higher by cnewey on Monday January 08, 2018 @06:29AM (#16096060)
Actually, I don't think that's quite correct. The specialists that prescribed me the Humira treatment were quite keen to impress upon me the cost of the drug - i.e. that it "costs the NHS over £400 per pen" (and this was back in 2015). Of course, this is purely anecdotal but I'm inclined to believe the source as they've no motivation to mislead me.
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