Price of Pill that Will Likely Cure 90% of Hep C Patients
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The Editors at Hepatitis Central
January 2, 2014
Learn about estimated costs for the drug sofosbuvir (brand name Sovaldi) that will help treat patients with Hepatitis C. Gregg Alton, a vice president at Gilead, comments that, “Gilead will help U.S. patients pay for sofosbuvir if they can’t afford it…or the company will help them look for drug coverage.”
$1,000 Pill For Hepatitis C Spurs Debate Over Drug Prices
Richard Knox December 30, 2013
Federal regulators this month opened a new era in the treatment of a deadly liver virus that infects three to five times more people than HIV. Now the question is: Who will get access to the new drug for hepatitis C, and when?
The drug sofosbuvir (brand name Sovaldi) will cost $1,000 per pill. A typical course of treatment will last 12 weeks and run $84,000, plus the cost of necessary companion drugs. Some patients may need treatment for twice as long.
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