Dollar-a-dose, off-patent drug being marketed in the US for $89,000 as a muscular dystrophy treatment
by Cory Doctorow from on (#2CBPT)
Deflazacort, a steroid, can be purchased online from non-US sources for $1.00, but now it's being marketed by Illinois's Marathon Pharmaceuticals for $89,000 as Emflaza, to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy, which predominantly affects men in their 20s. (more")