Emmaus Plans Modest Pricing In 4Q Rollout Of Sickle Cell Drug Endari

With an eye on a patient population mainly covered by Medicare and Medicaid, Emmaus Life Sciences CEO Yutaka Niihara says the company wants to ensure its pharmaceutical grade L-glutamine product is accessible in the US.

Sickle cell anemia, 3D illustration showing blood vessel with normal and deformated crescent-like red blood cells

Emmaus Life Sciences Inc. envisages modest pricing of $11,000 to $18,000 yearly for Endari, which is a breakthrough in terms of being the first drug approved for sickle cell disease in almost 20 years, but the product is a prescription-grade version of the widely available amino acid supplement L-glutamine.

FDA approved Endari (L-glutamine oral powder) on July 7 for reducing complications associated with sickle cell disease in patients aged...

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