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Incredible development in HIV medications: $28K medication to now cost $48 a year
https://www.france24.com/en/health/20250925-groundbreaking-hiv-prevention-injection-to-be-rolled-out-for-40-dollars-a-year-from-2027Welcome to the world of generics, lenacapavir!
It will be available for $48 a year starting in 2027.
Previously it was sold under the brand name Yetzugo.
The med is made by Gilead Pharmaceuticals.
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I get it about the original manufacturer having to amortize research costs, but the old price was still outrageous gouging.
One expects capitalists to be pigs, but bad regulation made this level of piggery possible.
Isn't regulation supposed to rein them in?
And the bad regulations are still in place. 