High Cost of Sovaldi Hepatitis C Drug Prompts a Call to Void Its Patents
Activists in several countries are seeking to void patents on the blockbuster hepatitis C drug Sovaldi, saying that the price being sought by the manufacturer, Gilead Sciences, was prohibitive.
The
Initiative for Medicines, Access and Knowledge, a legal group in New
York, is expected to announce Wednesday that it has filed challenges in
Argentina, Brazil, China, Russia and Ukraine. In all those countries
except China, the organization is being joined by local patient advocacy
groups.
The
actions are a sign that the controversy over Sovaldi is spreading
beyond the United States, where the $84,000 charge for a course of
treatment has strained Medicaid budgets, to middle-income countries.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/20/business/high-cost-of-hepatitis-c-drug-prompts-a-call-to-void-its-patents.html?_r=1
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