FDA accepted a supplemental New Drug Application and granted Priority Review for Tibsovo (ivosidenib tablets) in the treatment of patients with isocitrate dehydrogenase 1-mutated relapsed or refractory myelodysplastic syndromes. If approved, Tibsovo would be a first-in-class targeted therapy option for MDS patients within this molecularly defined subset.
There is general agreement that the United States spends too much on health care, especially on pharmaceuticals. But what we spend on drugs is not simply a function of price. If eggs double in price, people can simply cut the number of eggs they eat in half. Simply stated, cost is the product of (price per unit times the number of units purchased).
