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329- Orphan Drugs
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Length:
28 minutes
Released:
Nov 14, 2018
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Podcast episode
Description
We chronicle the epic struggle to get drugs that treat very rare diseases on the market, and the unintended consequence of that fight, which affected the cost of all kinds of drugs. This is a strange story that involves a hit 70s TV show, a fake march on Washington, a courageous advocate, a carnival concessions wholesaler, and a new drug law that helped a lot of people, made drug companies billions of dollars, and opened a whole can of worms.
Adapted from the new podcast An Arm and a Leg by Dan Weissmann
Orphan Drugs
Adapted from the new podcast An Arm and a Leg by Dan Weissmann
Orphan Drugs
Released:
Nov 14, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
99% Invisible-05- 99% Forgotten: At the top of Mt. Olympus in San Francisco, on what was once thought to be the geographic center of the city, is a pedestal for a statue that isn’t there. There’s no marker. You can just make out the … Continue reading → by 99% Invisible