That may not necessarily be true about some of the drugs for which Chicago-based Novum Pharma has raised prices as much as 40-fold. And it costs almost $10,000 per tube: warnings in the prescription circular that Novum's Aloquin gel might not even work. Novum Pharma And it costs almost $10,000 per tube: warnings in the prescription circular that Novum's Aloquin gel might not even work. And it costs almost $10,000 per tube: warnings in the prescription circular that Novum's Aloquin gel might not even work. The drug companies all point out that their patient assistance programs reduce the out-of-pocket costs to patients substantially, sometimes even to zero.

Source: Los Angeles Times September 26, 2016 22:01 UTC