Sask. families happy to have drug covered by province
Leah Creighton figures it would cost her family about $1,200 dollars a day if they had to pay out of pocket for the drug Kuvan.
Creighton and her husband have four children, three of which were born with a rare brain disorder called Phenylketonuria (PKU). Patients with PKU cannot process “Phe”, an essential amino acid found in protein.
Before Health Canada approved Kuvan in 2010, the only way to control PKU was through a strict low-protein diet. The Creighton children weren’t able to eat foods such as meat, eggs, nuts, beans, milk and cheese.
Kuvan allows the kids to tolerate more protein in their diet.