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Growing demand drives costs… and threatens tolimit patient access (US example)Estimated daily treatment costs 1in USD per day22The “Biologics Boondoggle”“A breast cancer patient’s annual costfor Herceptin is $37,000…1Small moleculedrugsBiopharmaceuticalsPeople with rheumatoid arthritis orCrohn’s disease spend $50,000 a yearon Humira……and those who take Cerezyme to treatGaucher disease….spend a staggering$200,000 a year…“…the top six biologics already consume43% of the drug budget for MedicarePart B”1Source: NY Times, March 2010All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.6 | <strong>Genetic</strong> Engineering & Biotechnology News Webinar on <strong>Biosimilars</strong>, November 2012

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