FILE - Packaging for AbbVie's drug, Humira. Patients who take the autoimmune disease treatment can get some price relief when lower-cost, biosimilar versions are included on health plan formularies.
Tennessee last year spent $48 million on a single drug, Humira — about $62,000 for each of the 775 patients who were covered by its employee health insurance program and receiving the treatment. So ...
AbbVie’s popular arthritis drug Humira is a powerhouse, producing $14 billion in annual sales to make up 60 percent of the drugmaker’s revenue. However, generic versions of the drug are around the ...