智通财经获悉,礼来公司(LLY.US)首席执行官Dave Ricks表示,该公司将开始研究其畅销减肥药是否也能有效控制酗酒、吸烟和吸毒等成瘾行为。在一次会议上,Ricks在接受采访时说,这些药物是“反享乐”的,可能会让病人暂时摆脱对毒品的依赖。一些医生已经表示,这种药物可以帮助缓解毒瘾,礼来制药的竞争对手诺和诺德公司(NVO.US)今年早些时候表示,他们也在计划对毒瘾进行研究。
Ricks说:“这些药物对其他我们认为与体重无关的事情也有用。他们正在减少这种欲望循环。所以明年,你会看到礼来公司开始对酒精滥用和尼古丁治疗使用,甚至药物滥用进行大规模研究。”
Ricks还谈到了美国和其他国家之间药品价格的不平衡,他说国外的病人应该为他们的药品支付更多的钱。Ricks称,这是当选总统特朗普在他的第一任政府期间提出的一个论点,很可能会再次提出。
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