The World's 10 Most Expensive Drug Treatments

Aldurazyme is the replacement for enzyme that a patient of Hurler Syndrome is unable to produce for themselves. Aldurazyme is important medication and patient are taking it at a cost of $200,000 per year.

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We all know Gaucher’s disease that occurs in type1 type2 and type3, causing problems in lungs, liver, bone marrow, spleen and the brain. Cerezyme prevents this condition to cause problems to the body. 1 out of 50,000 to 100,000 people get this disease and it incurs $200,000 per year.

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There is only one medicine that effectively treating Fabry disease and that is Fabrazyme. Fabry disease is a condition where certain types of fat doesn’t metabolize, resulting in ringing of ears, cloudy eyes and other pains. It is one of the most expensive treatments incurring $200,000 per year.

There are rare genetic disorders that cause inflammatory problems in the body and it can be cured with Arcalyst. Many patients are getting benefitted from this medicine and making a profit of $250,000 per year.

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Cystic fibrosis attach patient with a very specific genetic mutation, to fight the effect of this disease, Kalydeco is a medication developed. Many patients are getting benefited from it and it is incurring $307,000 per year.

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Hereditary angioedema is a rare disease that leads to extreme swelling that can be life threatening. Cinryze is manufactured to cure this problem that caused due to malfunctioning inhibitor proteins. $350,000 this medicine incurred per year. It is a rare disease and its treatment is one of the expensive treatments available in the world.

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Folotyn is given when another course of treating cancer fails or relapse of cancer occurs. This medicine helps in increasing the life span, but there is no sign of reduction of tumors. $360,000 this medicine incurred per year.

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Naglazyme cure one of the rarest, inherited conditions called Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome. In this condition the body is unable to properly process nutrients. This medicine cost $365,000 per year. It improves the overall body condition and cure Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome.

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Elaprase is one medicine that provides a cure to Hunter syndrome and About 2,000 people around the world suffers from this health issue. This medicine assists in the processing of complex sugars; the cure the disease causes the body. It is one of the expensive medicines that cost $375,000 per year.

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Soliris is manufactured by Alexion Pharmaceuticals manufactures and it cost $409,500 per year. This medicine cures rare blood disorders by slowing the destruction of red blood cells. This medicine helpful in reducing symptoms such as headaches, pain, difficulty breathing, and blood clots headaches.

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