Economics

Popular Cancer Pill Goes Generic, Yet Patients’ Costs Stay High

  • ‘It is a very clear market failure,’ drug researcher says
  • Generic versions of Gleevec still cost more than $100 a pill

Trump vs. Big Pharma: Can He Bring Drug Prices Down?

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Donald Jones used to pay at least $500 a month for a brand-name drug, Gleevec, that’s kept his leukemia at bay for five years.

Lately, he’s been paying almost as much for a generic version of the same pill.