What’s The Controversy Behind Biogen’s Alzheimer’s Drug?

The U.S.’s approval of Biogen’s Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm was heralded as a historic triumph in the fight against the memory-robbing disease. But so far, Biogen has reported only a fraction of Aduhelm revenue to meet Wall Street’s expectations. Patients and physicians have been torn over the drug’s murky clinical data and its high price tag. Aduhelm’s lackluster launch has been costly, forcing Biogen to take measures to keep the drug afloat. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s approval of Biogen’s Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm in June was heralded as a historic triumph in the fight against a disease that kills thousands of Americans every year. But the excitement around the first FDA-approved drug to target the underlying cause of the memory-robbing disease—not just its symptoms—has ebbed since then. The drugmaker reported just $300,000 in revenue from Aduhelm sales during the third quarter, a fraction of what Wall Street was expecting. Physicians have been spli