---
title: 'The Most Expensive Drug in the World... For Free? With Dr. Stan Bardal, PhD'
type: 'episode'
url: 'https://doc.social/episodes/the-most-expensive-drug-in-the-world-for-free-with-dr-stan-bardal-phd'
show: 'Sicker Than Your Average Health Show'
show_url: 'https://doc.social/podcasts/sicker-than-your-average-health-show'
published: '2020-11-23'
audio: 'https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/f4269069-d197-44f3-8b9f-ab0272004e61/episodes/21182438-f077-447c-935a-3412a4f0c284/audio/4146c02a-d860-473e-80c8-38659f8efc30/default_tc.mp3'
---

# The Most Expensive Drug in the World... For Free? With Dr. Stan Bardal, PhD

Drugs, lotteries and much more! Sicker Than Your Average Health Show (STYAHS) is releasing our first episode, where we talk to Dr. Stan Bardal, PhD, about the most expensive drug in the world and how you can get it. Join us as we dig into the headlines you might know and more about the ones you don't. Credits Logo design: Brad Hart Musical theme: Don't Wake Me Up - by Indian Summer. Special…

## Summary

Drugs, lotteries and much more! Sicker Than Your Average Health Show (STYAHS) is releasing our first episode, where we talk about the most expensive drug in the world and how you can get it.

Join us as we dig into the headlines you might know and more about the ones you don't.

Credits

Logo design: Brad Hart

Musical theme: Don't Wake Me Up - by Indian Summer. Special thanks to RitualMusic.com

Vocal contributions from: Kassie, Joel, Hosam, Mackenzie, Lucas, Mike, Kim, Chris, Athina, and Sarah

Guest: Dr. Stan Bardal

_**Twitter & Instagram**_: @SickHealthShow

**Music**: [https://www.ritualmusic.com/](https://www.ritualmusic.com/)

**Research For Today's Show:**

[_https://cadth.ca/onasemnogene-abeparvovec_](https://cadth.ca/onasemnogene-abeparvovec)

[_https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/canadian-baby-with-spinal-muscular-atrophy-to-get-world-s-most-expensive-drug-1.5153521_](https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/canadian-baby-with-spinal-muscular-atrophy-to-get-world-s-most-expensive-drug-1.5153521)

[_https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2019-08-20/how-parents-get-zolgensma-the-world-s-most-expensive-drug_](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2019-08-20/how-parents-get-zolgensma-the-world-s-most-expensive-drug)

[_https://www.uptodate.com/contents/spinal-muscular-atrophy_](https://www.uptodate.com/contents/spinal-muscular-atrophy)

[_https://curesma.ca/about-spinal-muscular-atrophy/_](https://curesma.ca/about-spinal-muscular-atrophy/)

[_https://www.keionline.org/charity-nih-funding-related-to-zolgensma_](https://www.keionline.org/charity-nih-funding-related-to-zolgensma)

[_https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/drug-gene-therapy-lottery-cheo-ethics-orphan-disease-1.5420371_](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/drug-gene-therapy-lottery-cheo-ethics-orphan-disease-1.5420371)

[_https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/sky-high-cost-sma-treatment-spinraza-1.5085211_](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/sky-high-cost-sma-treatment-spinraza-1.5085211)

[_https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/news/2020/average-cost-developing-new-drug-could-be-15-billion-less-pharmaceutical#:~:text=The%20study%20estimated%20that%20the,as%20high%20as%20%242.8%20billion_](https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/news/2020/average-cost-developing-new-drug-could-be-15-billion-less-pharmaceutical#:~:text=The%20study%20estimated%20that%20the,as%20high%20as%20%242.8%20billion)_._

[_https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2016/10/doctors-with-borders/503786/_](https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2016/10/doctors-with-borders/503786/)

[_https://www.msf.org/when-free-not-fair-case-vaccine-donations_](https://www.msf.org/when-free-not-fair-case-vaccine-donations)