What’s wrong with health care today?
There is a pill, Truvada, that’s 99% effective at preventing HIV.
It’s one of the most effective methods to prevent a viral infection ever discovered.
But it retails at $2,000 a month, so fewer than 10% of at risk people have access.
There is a pill, Truvada, that’s 99% effective at preventing HIV.
It’s one of the most effective methods to prevent a viral infection ever discovered.
But it retails at $2,000 a month, so fewer than 10% of at risk people have access.
The patent for Truvada is held by Gilead.
Well, you might ask, they created the drug so that’s fair, right?
Actually, much of the research and development for Truvada was funded by the federal government and private donors like the Gates Foundation.
Well, you might ask, they created the drug so that’s fair, right?
Actually, much of the research and development for Truvada was funded by the federal government and private donors like the Gates Foundation.
Why is this so frustrating?
More than a year ago the FDA approved a generic version of Truvada. But since then nothing has happened. There’s no ability for at risk populations to access a generic version at a significantly lower cost.
Instead Gilead continues to raise costs.
More than a year ago the FDA approved a generic version of Truvada. But since then nothing has happened. There’s no ability for at risk populations to access a generic version at a significantly lower cost.
Instead Gilead continues to raise costs.
So activists have started a campaign to #BreakThePatent on Truvada, to force action and provide Americans access to the generic drug for mere dollars a month.
Access to the generic will save thousands of lives and help halt the spread of HIV.
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Access to the generic will save thousands of lives and help halt the spread of HIV.
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Where is Donald Trump on this issue? He promised voters he’d reign in drug prices but has done nothing to make Truvada or any other drug more accessible.
Why isn’t he calling on drug companies to offer a generic at a fraction of the cost?
Why isn’t he calling on drug companies to offer a generic at a fraction of the cost?
Democrats who are looking to make health care an issue in 2018 and beyond should find the nearest microphone and fight to #BreakThePatent on Truvada.
It’s simply inhumane to charge $2,000 for a drug that costs $6 to manufacture. The American people are being held hostage.
It’s simply inhumane to charge $2,000 for a drug that costs $6 to manufacture. The American people are being held hostage.
