The Medicines Company

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The Medicines Company

• Founded in 1996
• Acquires or rescues drugs abandoned by major
  pharmaceutical companies
• First acquisition Angiomax, a blood thinning
  drug used in angioplasty
• Current product Heparin, priced at 2 / dose
• Cost of making Angiomax 40 / dose
• Issues relate to pricing, target market
  selection, trial, repurchase and adoption, and
  value calculations.

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