This statistic describes an annual cost comparison of multiple sclerosis (MS) drugs in the United States and other select countries, as of 2013 (or 2014). At this time, Avonex cost on average 30,273 U.S. dollars per year for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and 18,641 U.S. dollars in Canada.
Multiple sclerosis drug annual cost in selected countries in 2013/2014
(in U.S. dollars)
MS: multiple sclerosis
Further sources: Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (Australia), Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (Canada), British National Formulary (UK).
* Interfereon-ß-1b is marketed as Betaseron (Bayer) and Extavia (Novartis).
** Natalizumab was withdrawn from the market in February 2005 to evaluate progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy risk and was reintroduced in June 2006.
*** Price pending in Canada.
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Neurology. (April 24, 2015). Multiple sclerosis drug annual cost in selected countries in 2013/2014 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/448273/annual-ms-drug-costs-by-select-countries/
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