New Delhi: No one in the world wants to be sick. Still, diseases often surround people. Due to which people have to lose their health along with the deterioration of their health.
Till now it has been believed that diseases like cancer-heart are the most expensive. In whose treatment people have to spend lakhs of rupees. But do you know which is the most expensive medicine in the world, whose cost is not lakhs but crores of rupees. Today we tell you about the most expensive medicine in the world.
SMA is a rare disease
According to the report of CNBC, Spinal Muscular Atrophy is a rare disease in the world. It is also called SMA in short form. This disease occurs due to the deficiency of SMN-1 gene in the human body. Due to SMA, the chest muscles of the patients start weakening and there is difficulty in breathing.
According to the information, every year around 80 babies are born in the UK with SMA disease. In other countries also many cases of this disease are reported every year. In this disease, there may be paralysis in the spinal cord of the child.
Zolgensma drug is used
A medicine called Zolgensma is used in the treatment of this disease. This drug has been developed by the world's famous pharmaceutical company Novartis. Before coming into the market of this drug, the countries of America and Europe did strict investigation. It is the world's first gene therapy drug, designed for children under the age of two.
A vaccine worth Rs 18 crore
The cost of a single dose of Zolgensma is over Rs 18 crores. However, in many places its price is also said to be Rs 16 crore. Britain's National Health Service said in a statement that Zolzensma, manufactured by Novartis Gene Therapy, could be the most expensive drug in the world. The drug Zolzensma is very effective in the treatment of SMA. It fulfills the deficiency of genes.
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