Deep Dive into AbbVie's Orilissa for Endometriosis- Just the Beginning Pt 1

Best Worst Club- Endometriosis Life

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Let's take a look at the state of AbbVie before Orilissa hit the market and where the motives for this "ground breaking" drug for the treatment of endometriosis pain. This episode is packed full with researched- backed information that starts to paint the picture of why endometriosis is treated the way it is in the medical community. And how that’s changed since the drug Orilissa came on the market. The first FDA approved drug for the treatment of endo pain since Lupron. Which was approved for use with endometriosis in 2001. This is just the beginning of our deep dive into Orilissa. If you've been on this drug and would like to share your experience with it please email the show at [e-mail].

Sources mentioned:
Lupron FDA approval- https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/nda/2012/203696Orig1s000SumR.pdf
Humira Patent- https://blog.petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/2021/01/06/abbvie-humira-antitrust-patent-thicket/
Abbvie expects 1 billion- https://www.reuters.com/article/us-abbvie-orilissa/abbvie-prices-new-endometriosis-drug-at-10000-a-year-idUSKBN1KE2O3
Suicide- https://www.rxabbvie.com/pdf/orilissa_pi.pdf

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