Although the marketplace has managed to come to a temporary solution for the high cost of hepatitis C drugs, Steven Miller, MD, MBA, expects to see more examples of similar high-cost drugs in other categories.
Although the marketplace has managed to come to a temporary solution for the high cost of hepatitis C drugs, Steven Miller, MD, MBA, expects to see more examples of similar high-cost drugs in other categories.
In particular he highlighted PCSK9 inhibitors for high cholesterol coming to the marketplace and the explosion of spectacular oncology products.
“I think we’re entering a new era where we have an unsustainable situation,” he said.
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