ACTHAR GEL 80 units / ml extracted from Pig pituitary ( QUESTCOR Pharmaceuticals Inc.) available again in Canada. Price $5,000 per ml. (In 1980s was FIVE DOLLARS per ml supplied by ARMOUR.)
Used mainly for acute Multiple sclerosis at 1 ml. daily by IMI for two weeks at cost of $70,000.
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ANDERSON-FABRY DISEASE
William ANDERSON (1842-1900) UK Artist & Surgeon & Johannes FABRY (1860-1930) German Dermatologist.
FABRAZYME (agalsidase beta) GENZYME Canada; IMI every two weeks costs $200,000 a year. Approved for payment by Ontario government in 2004.
FABRAZYME (agalsidase beta) GENZYME Canada; IMI every two weeks costs $200,000 a year. Approved for payment by Ontario government in 2004.
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