‘Outrageously expensive’: New drug approval will cost Ontario family 100K per year | CBC News
Olivia
Little needs eye drops every hour to help treat her Cystinosis, an
ultra-rare genetic disease that causes crystals to build up in the eyes
and impacts various organs.
Little needs eye drops every hour to help treat her Cystinosis, an
ultra-rare genetic disease that causes crystals to build up in the eyes
and impacts various organs.
The
Little family has been paying an estimated $5,000 per year for the
drug, which Olivia has been on since she was diagnosed at 18 months.
The
family was left scrambling after Health Canada approved an official
version of the drug, which is slated to sell for more than $100,000 per
year.