"If Washington isn’t careful, we might leave innovation behind"

“Trying to make medications more affordable is important, but if Washington isn’t careful, we might leave innovation behind.” This is the message we heard from Amy, a Voters for Cures advocate from...
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New report shows over 500 medicines in development for neurological disorders

Neurological disorders, which include more than 1,000 conditions that disrupt the brain and nervous system, affect an estimated 100 million Americans, nearly one third of the U.S. population....
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ICYMI: Why 2017 medicine approvals matter

This week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) released its 2017 New Drug Therapy Approvals report. Last year marked an extraordinary...
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Disease modifying therapies for the management of multiple sclerosis save money and improve patient outcomes

Ask About Adherence is a blog series featuring Q&A’s with experts and new medication adherence resources. In this post, we feature a recent study comparing the effectiveness of oral and injectable...
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How do multiple sclerosis patients define value?

There are crucial conversations occurring in the health care system about how value is defined. To explore how multiple sclerosis (MS) patients, providers and payers view value, Real Endpoints...
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Video: Translating science into new medicines

Researchers and scientists at America’s biopharmaceutical companies and around the globe work every day to translate science into new treatments and cures to allow patients to live longer, healthier...
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ICER glosses over significant progress in MS treatment

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a devastating chronic autoimmune disease that can affect a person’s brain, spinal cord and optic nerves, causing problems with vision, balance, muscle control and other...
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Dr. George Scangos: Not just science for science’s sake

America’s biopharmaceutical researchers are working tirelessly to develop new and innovative medicines for patients. For those diseases that have no treatment options, the opportunity to improve...
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Science of Hope: Incorporating the patient perspective

For many of America’s biopharmaceutical researchers and scientists, seeing the positive effects of their work on the lives of patients is what encourages them to keep striving. Dr. Al Sandrock, chief...
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Burden on patients: Access to medicines in health insurance exchange plans

Access to prescription medicines is critical to help patients manage their chronic conditions and maximize quality of life. Unfortunately, even with insurance coverage, many patients still struggle...
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