Zogenix Risks Fintepla Uptake With Dravet Drug’s High Price
Executive Summary
The average list price of $96,000 per year is three times the cost of GW’s competing drug Epidiolex, but Zogenix is betting that the reduction in seizures seen in clinical trials will justify the expense.
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