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    No entry: Neurology clinic refuses to use Aduhelm, a new drug for Alzheimer's disease

    • Last Update: 2021-09-29
    • Source: Internet
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    Article source: Medical Rubik's Cube Info

    Author: Shi Bei

    Persuading doctors to prescribe Aduhelm, the company's rigorously vetted Alzheimer's treatment drug, is undoubtedly a difficult battle for Biogen


    This is the case with the Neurology Center in Washington, D.


    A slogan picture of the clinic posted on Twitter read: "Biogen sales representatives are not allowed to enter the clinic or contact staff, doctors or patients.


    This warning is only the most recent cold reception that Aduhelm has received since it received FDA approval in June


    Part of the reason for the investigation was that the company reportedly had a good relationship with regulators before Aduhelm approved it


    According to a note on its website, considering the high price of Aduhelm-the average annual treatment cost per patient is $56,000-and the ambiguous clinical benefits, doctors at the Neurology Center have agreed to refuse to use it until the dispute is clarified.


    And Biogen itself admitted that the launch of Aduhelm was much slower than the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based company expected


    When asked about the clinic’s slogan, a Biogen spokesperson told foreign media that the company encourages any patients who have been refused treatment to contact the company for help, adding that they remain “committed to providing all suitable patients with Aduhelm


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