An Unusual Pricing Strategy for a New Version of an Old Drug

Humira, the injectable rheumatoid arthritis treatment, is pictured in a pharmacy in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Photographer: JB REED/Bloomberg 

Hi, it’s Angelica in Boston. I’ve been digging into an unusual drug price. But first...

A highly anticipated drug recently launched in the US with two options: $85,500 a year or $40,500.