Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc (AUPH)

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Z. Is Lupkynis still a Tier 5 drug on formularies .
If so

For tier 5 drugs, which are typically specialty drugs, the copay structure is different from lower tiers. Instead of a fixed copay amount, you generally pay a percentage of the drug's cost, known as coinsurance.
According to the search results:
For most plans, you'll pay 25% to 33% of the retail cost for drugs in tier 5.
Tier 5 is often referred to as the "Specialty Tier" and includes unique and/or very high-cost drugs.
The coinsurance model means you pay a percentage of the total drug cost rather than a fixed copay amount.

Even if the patient makes it past the PA hurdles , they then need to deal with the copay
RMB posted the retail cost in a previous post ....how many " people of color "...or anyone else for that matter can pay 25-33% of the retail cost annually.

Other Co's like VERA also have LN drugs in clinical trials with promising data so far
https://veratx.com/science/atacicept-in-ln/

Good luck ... No position
Kiwi