The US Food and Drug Administration's requirement for frequent echocardiogram monitoring of patients receiving Bristol Myers Squibb Company’s Camzyos (mavacamten) for obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (oHCM) should not be a barrier to the product’s commercial use, according to BMS executives.
BMS Does Not Think Pricing Or Monitoring Will Limit Camzyos Use
First-In-Class Drug’s List Price Is $89,500 Per Year
Bristol already is training cardiologists at major treatment centers in how to treat obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with Camzyos (mavacamten) based on the REMS in the US label.
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