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. 

Blood pressure test monitor with a stethoscope on a blue background
The Camzyos REMS requires monthly monitoring in the first three months then once every three months • Source: Alamy

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.

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