What Next - The Price of a Peanut Allergy
There are currently no FDA-approved treatments for a peanut allergy. A new drug was just recommended for approval.
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Show Notes
A buzzy new drug to help treat people with a peanut allergy was recommended for approval by an FDA advisory board this week. It would be the first government-approved method intended to combat these kinds of allergic reactions. The story behind that drug helps explain how the cost of many prescription drugs ends up being so high.
Guest: James Hamblin, staff writer at The Atlantic.
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