News Aduhelm, the new $56,000 Alzheimer’s drug, is more expensive than you think. Here’s why. June 22, 2021 Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY Comments Off on Aduhelm, the new $56,000 Alzheimer’s drug, is more expensive than you think. Here’s why. The new $56,000 Alzheimer's drug likely will cost more because of tests to verify amyloid beta in patients' brains and monitoring of brain swelling.