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Lawmakers question price hikes for leukemia drug

Lawmakers question price hikes for leukemia drug

Lawmakers question price hikes for leukemia drug

Another pharmaceutical company is coming under fire for boosting the price of one of its drugs.Two lawmakers are demanding to know the justification for a more than $80,000 price hike for a year's supply of a drug that treats leukemia patients.As NPR's Alison Kodjak reports:"The drug is called Iclusig and it was approved in 2012 to treat a subset of patients with chronic myeloid leukemia.

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Sanders urges Californians to approve drug price ballot measure

Sanders urges Californians to approve drug price ballot measure

Sanders urges Californians to approve drug price ballot measure

U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton listens as U.S.Senator Bernie Sanders speaks about college affordability during a campaign event at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, New Hampshire, United States September 28, 2016.REUTERS/Brian SnyderFormer Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, in an opinion editorial published in the Los Angeles Times, on Friday urged Californians to approve a November ballot measure aimed at reining in pharmaceutical prices.

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Sanders presses drug company to explain price hike for leukemia drug

Sanders presses drug company to explain price hike for leukemia drug

Sanders presses drug company to explain price hike for leukemia drug

Sen. Bernie Sanders Bernie SandersHow a new Clinton presidency will change American politics forever Ex-Arizona governor: Hispanic Dems 'don't get out and vote' Emails show Clinton camp's plans to work with writers to hit Sanders MORE (I-Vt.) and Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.)are pressing a drug company to explain a sharp price increase to its drug to treat leukemia.The lawmakers sent a letter to Ariad Pharmaceuticals questioning an increase in the price of the leukemia treatment Iclusig from $115,000 a year to $199,000 a year.

Sanders presses drug company to explain price hike for leukemia drug

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