Lumberg
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Interesting snippet for those who don't read the whole article:
Serono has encountered a number of controversies over Serostim in recent years.
The FDA granted the drug accelerated approval only after the company gained crucial support from AIDS activists by agreeing to cap the price. More recently, counterfeiters have targeted the drug, which has a high street value because it builds muscle and is favored by body-builders.
Last Wednesday, the New York attorney general charged a former employee of Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx with faxing hundreds of forged Serostim prescriptions to out-of-state pharmacies. Once he received the drugs, he sold them on the black market for $3,000 to $3,200 for a month's supply, investigators said.
Serono has encountered a number of controversies over Serostim in recent years.
The FDA granted the drug accelerated approval only after the company gained crucial support from AIDS activists by agreeing to cap the price. More recently, counterfeiters have targeted the drug, which has a high street value because it builds muscle and is favored by body-builders.
Last Wednesday, the New York attorney general charged a former employee of Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx with faxing hundreds of forged Serostim prescriptions to out-of-state pharmacies. Once he received the drugs, he sold them on the black market for $3,000 to $3,200 for a month's supply, investigators said.