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Eisai CEO Says Aducanumab Price Tag Reflects Its Value, 1 Million Patients Estimated in Japan

June 10, 2021
While a yearly cost of US$56,000 is stirring another debate for Biogen’s Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm (aducanumab), Haruo Naito, CEO of development partner Eisai, stressed the importance of value-based pricing on June 9 for therapies that improve the lives of not…

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