Here’s a new twist:
Pharma has a new business model and, amazingly, the patients win!
Arimidex went off patent in 2010. In response, drug maker AstraZeneca launched a direct-to-patient sales program for their branded breast cancer drug. The company’s “Arimidex Direct” plan now offers U.S. patients a month’s supply at $30 – $1 a day! – with the orders fulfilled and shipped by Eagle Pharmacy.
If you buy the branded drug at the pharmacy, the price is about $639 per month. The generic, anastrozole, is $12/month, so it seems like AstraZeneca has decided that a little money coming directly to them is better than nothing.
A new Pharma strategy is born!
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