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Mary Dwight

Mary Dwight

CF Patient Advocate and Activist

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Generic CF drug crashes price 95%, ending decades of six-figure treatment costs

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Leading voice in drug affordability movement

A generic version of Trikafta—the breakthrough cystic fibrosis drug that extends lives by decades—hit the market at $12,750 per year. That's 95% cheaper than Vertex Pharmaceuticals' brand-name version, which costs over $300,000 annually and has generated billions while remaining out of reach for patients in developing nations and many Americans with inadequate insurance.

Updated Jan 12