Senator Asks Why Drug, Once Free, Now Costs $375k?
"The drug, Firdapse, is used to treat Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome (LEMS), a rare neuromuscular disorder, according to the letter, from the senator’s office. The disorder affects about one in 100,000 people in the United States.
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or years, patients have been able to get the same drug for free from a small New Jersey-based drug company, which offered it through a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) program called “compassionate use.”