Marathon Pharmaceuticals LLC is facing added criticism over the $89,000 price tag on its drug for a rare muscle disorder as a group of eight U.S. lawmakers said they’re concerned that it “exploits” patients. In a March 3 letter to Marathon Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Aronin, seven Democratic U.S. senators and one independent demanded information on the closely held drugmaker’s pricing practices and product development costs for Emflaza, used to treat lethal Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
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Democratic senator on GOP colleague Lindsey Graham in Trump…
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse thinks his Republican colleague, Lindsey Graham, has been “politically brave” in his approach toward President Donald Trump. But as he explained in calling Graham a “great guy,” Whitehouse, a Rhode Island Democrat, said that attribute is nothing new for the South Carolina senator.