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Plenty Of Links (none / 0) (#58)
by squeaky on Thu Sep 23, 2010 at 01:44:25 PM EST
Google

Duodopa, for instance, is expected to cost $60000 - $70000 a year. ... decreasing the "off" time between the action of each pill. .

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heh, your second link was the same (none / 0) (#59)
by sarcastic unnamed one on Thu Sep 23, 2010 at 01:59:20 PM EST
as my second link, this very thread on TL.

Anyway, according to your link, Duodopia is not a "pill."

In this technology, Duodopa, a form of levodopa/carbidopa that is concentrated into a gel, is pumped through a small tube that is placed through the stomach and into the duodenum.
It is also not allowed/covered yet by Canada's HC so we can't compare its cost there vs ours.

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The yet there (none / 0) (#85)
by Socraticsilence on Thu Sep 23, 2010 at 04:35:20 PM EST
is a bit hopeful- Large scale health systems simply can't afford stuff like that in the long run its not cost effective when a older drug with slightly lower efficacy is cheaper.

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