How big a check would a government have to do to just "buy" the rights to a drug ? (Both in the "legal" and in the "an offer the CEO can't refuse" version ?)
the government programs carry a lot of weight as a large client but are currently barred from negotiating on prices
part of some US universal healthcare proposals are to just allow existing government programs to negotiate on prices, while simultaneously extending coverage to more people
The price in the US seems to be around double in the US. But maybe that just pharma companies do PPP adjusted pricing? e.g. it seems to cost ~1500 in India for instance. Americans are simply much richer and also significantly more on healthcare than people in other countries.
That seems like a monthly price? The treatment regimen in this study is daily for 3 years.
It's hard to find out what drug prices really cost as there are a lot of discounts and negotiations behind the scenes but the best source in this instance would be a cost-effectiveness study which uses local data and happens to be a hot-topic in every national cancer society so is widely available.
EU and US pricing isn't too far off with both being ~130k USD a year give or take.
> it seems to cost ~1500 in India for instance.
There were generics, and there probably still are in parts of the world but they're technically "illegal". AstraZeneca shut down a few and there are pending countersuits against them.
https://www.fiercepharma.com/pharma/astrazeneca-staves-last-...