Too spensive Ricky, for a maybe it will maybe it
won't pill. I'll stick with LDN, I'm sure it's helping
me and it's pretty cheap, too..

But, if you guys show me it's better, I'm on it like
ugly on an Ape.

Ugly on an ape? Great expression Sally!

I once read that recent college grads get paid thousands of dollars to sit in rooms coming up with names of drugs for pharmaceutical companies all day long.

They all seem random. I did like the Gilenia name, though. It made me think of jello, geraniums, and something uplifting! Much better than sticking with fingolimod.

Here is the new Tecfidera website _ already up and going

http://tecfidera.com/?utm_source=goo...%7C20563888507

I'm telling you...it sounds like the name of a dinosaur. Teridactyl. Triceratops. Tecfidera.

Biogen Idec will price it’s new multiple sclerosis pill, Tecfidera, at a wholesale acquisition cost of $54,900 per patient per year. The medicine will distributed, stocked, and available to patients “on or around” this coming Monday, the company says.

“We think this price represents a solid value to the MS community and demonstrates our commitment to ensuring patient access,” a company spokesperson said in a statement.




I say AAARRRGGGHHH.(note to self - better start saving now) Solid value? College a year for 2 kids cheaper.

“We think this price represents a solid value to the MS community and demonstrates our commitment to ensuring patient access,” a company spokesperson said in a statement"

Holy Pete! A solid value??? For whom??? Sounds a bit like highway robbery to me...

they have a $10.00/month copay assistance program, no income limits -

http://tecfidera.com/tecfidera-ms-support.html#co-pay

Alas- folks on Medicaid, Medicare DoD etc are not eligible

I hope the damnable evil stuff works for, at least,
some of you.

Big Pharma has us MSers over such an ugly barrel,
it ticks me off..

The website suggests people on these government programs contact MS Active Source, Biogen's patient support program. I've got the phone number handy, and will be calling my neuro's nurse as soon as I can.

Sparky- please let me know (and others) if they can offer aid to those of us getting Medicare, etc.