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Sanofi/Regeneron Choose Access Over Price With Dupixent Launch

 
• By Jessica Merrill

The FDA approved the IL-4/IL-13 inhibitor March 28 in a win for Sanofi and Regeneron. The companies set the biologic's price at $37,000 per year, which is lower than many biologics on the market for psoriasis.

Dupixenst injection box and syringe

Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. will launch Dupixent (dupilumab), the first targeted biologic for atopic dermatitis, at a wholesale acquisition cost of $37,000 per year – a price the companies actively discussed with payers and which falls below the cost of many biologics already on the market for the adjacent dermatology indication psoriasis.

The result is that some payers appear receptive to the new biologic, which could pave the way for faster uptake in the commercial market

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