Skip to main content
Health Podcast Library
Season 1 • Episode 117

The Aducanumab Aftermath: The Industry

Tradeoffs · 15 min

Episode Description

How is the pharmaceutical industry reacting to the FDA’s surprising approval of a controversial Alzheimer’s drug, and what do they make of its $56,000 price tag?


This is the last episode in our weeklong series examining the potentially sweeping consequences this drug, known as aducanumab, could have on millions of patients’ lives and billions of dollars in health care spending.


Guest:

Luke Timmerman, Journalist/Founder, Timmerman Report


Explore the full series and additional resources: https://tradeoffs.org/aducanumab


Read a transcript of this episode: https://tradeoffs.org/2021/06/25/the-aducanumab-aftermath-the-industry/


Sign up for our weekly newsletter to see what research health policy experts are reading right now, plus recommendations from our staff: bit.ly/tradeoffsnewsletter


Support this type of journalism today, with a gift: https://tradeoffs.org/donate


Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tradeoffspod


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Proudly Supported by

BetterHelpForvis MazarsAAOSCalendarPAmowPod

Patrons of Health Podcast Library

Achieving Health
OrthoInfo
AAOS Career Podcast
AAOS Now Podcast
Stronger After Stroke
Who the Health Cares? with Prof Michael Sparer
Aging Like a Pro

Supporting Shows

Hopeful Hints
Beyond The Paper Gown Podcast
Healthcare for Humans
HITea With Grace
Cuts and Consults
Thriving with Addiction with Dr. Jonathan Avery
Coaching Healthcare Leaders
Impulse | Meeting Healthcare Pioneers
Nurse Rosa's INsights
Coffee Break: Breaking the Cycle of Bullying in Healthcare, One Cup at a Time
This Just In Radio Show
HIT Like a Girl Pod: Empowering Women in Health IT
On the Pulse Podcast
Faces of Digital Health
Speak Up For Your Health
Beyond Clinical Walls

We use cookies to run this site. Analytics cookies, which show us how it's used, stay off unless you accept them. Change your mind any time with the cookie button at the bottom right. How we use cookies