{"id":119242,"date":"2025-11-06T20:34:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T20:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/119242\/"},"modified":"2025-11-06T20:34:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T20:34:08","slug":"mark-cuban-tries-to-shake-up-biosimilar-pricing-with-a-version-of-jjs-stelara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/119242\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Cuban tries to shake up biosimilar pricing with a version of J&#038;J&#8217;s Stelara"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In its latest bid to shake up the prescription drug market, the Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company has reached a deal to sell a cheap, biosimilar version of Stelara, a widely prescribed treatment for\u00a0chronic inflammatory and autoimmune conditions.<\/p>\n<p>The company plans to sell the lower-cost medication for $345 every three months, or $1,380 a year, for a 90-milligram dose, before shipping costs. This is significantly below the list price for the brand-name drug sold by Johnson &amp; Johnson, which can vary depending on patient weight and the specific illness being treated.<\/p>\n<p>The Stelara list price, before any rebates or discounts, is about $29,100 per dose, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.samsungbioepis.com\/en\/etc\/gadown.do?filename=SB+Biosimilar+Market+Report+Q4+2025.pdf&amp;utm_source=pdfClick&amp;utm_medium=filedown&amp;utm_campaign=marketReport\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">report<\/a> by Samsung Bioepis, a biosimilar manufacturer. Based on the number of injections needed in the first year, the list price could reach roughly $150,000. 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