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Help 140,000 women. many have been take a hormone compound similar to the drug and paying $20 a dose. when the kv pharmaceutical announced the new drug would cost $1500 a dose, there was widespread outrage. today, the company relented and announced it would reduce its list price of makena by more than half to $690 per injection. the company said it would offer supplemental rebates and has expanded its patient assistance program to make the drug more affordable for more women. >> but, lease, even at this reduction, over the course of a pregnancy, it would be around $15,000 for women who need th...

Opportunity to try and make a dent in the very high rate of prematurity in this country. >> the drug company now says it's heard these concerns, is committed to making the drug affordable, and will take action on pricing by the end of the week. that suggests, tamron, the price of this drug will come down some but we don't yet know whether it will be enough to enable most women to afford it. >> the end of the week, work week, is tomorrow. we'll see if we hear something new from them. thank you, lisa. great report. why the nba is investigating hip-hop star megamogul, he's got a lot of titles b...

Called makena. it specifically reduces the risk of preterm births. then came the price. instead of the $20 she had been paying, the drug would cost $1500 a dose. as much as $30,000 during a pregnancy. >> i was incredibly angry that it could possibly go from $10 to $20 a shot to $1500 and i was in shock. i couldn't believe that was possible. >> reporter: some doctors are outraged, too. >> it's all about money. it's not about the patient. >> reporter: the drug company, kv pharmaceutical, initially said the high price is justified to recover research and development costs. and the company told ph...