VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says it will pay for a drug that costs $700,000 a year for some sufferers of a rare disease. Health Minister Adrian Dix said Monday his ministry will assess whether to cover the medication on a case-by-case basis. The drug Soliris treats symptoms for atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome, a rare disease that can damage vital organs. The syndrome causes the body to build a protein that attacks healthy cells and affects between two and four B.C. He says the ministry strongly objects to the cost of the drug set by the pharmaceutical company.

Source: National Post November 21, 2017 01:30 UTC