In 2016, Spinraza became the first approved treatment for SMA, with exceptional results in infants with severe SMA – so exceptional, it was considered unethical to continue enrolling children ...

The two other SMA stalwarts on the market, Biogen’s oligonucleotide Spinraza and Novartis’ gene therapy Zolgensma, are delivered intrathecally (into the cerebrospinal fluid around the spinal ...

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The firm expanded its neurology portfolio beyond MS, including the blockbuster Spinraza for spinal muscular atrophy, or SMA, a rare neuromuscular disease. We see Biogen as a firm in transition ...

Eli Lilly said Tuesday that it will offer more doses of its obesity drug Zepbound in vials and lower the prices of the doses it already sells, as the pharma giant seeks to draw patients away from ...

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There was no treatment until Doctor Adrian Krainer with Cold Spring Harbor lab on Long Island led the way to creation of Spinraza, a first FDA-approved treatment for Spinal Muscular Atrophy.

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) therapy Spinraza has been a key earner for Biogen in recent years, but with sales now heading into reverse, the company is looking to extend its franchise.

Lilly said patients must refill their prescriptions of the two higher-dose vials within 45 days of their first fill to get the same pricing, and would otherwise have to pay as much as $699 for ...

Shares of the Indianapolis-based drugmaker rose 2.3% to $902.42. The launch of Lilly's vials expands options for patients who choose to pay cash through the drugmaker's direct-to-consumer website ...