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US AIDS Clinics Ban Merck Reps Over Drug Costs
Because the market for salvage therapy is just a fraction of the overall AIDS treatment market, pharmaceutical companies sell their last-chance drugs for a higher price than so-called first line treatments.
When Merck was contacted about the price-gouging accusations, a media representative referred AFP to a statement issued by the company two weeks ago.
In the statement, Merck said AHF's accusations were false, and insisted it had priced Isentress "responsibly ... after consultation with respected leaders in the HIV community."
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01/26/2010
I think it is about time that someone ban these practices. All of these life-saving drugs are overpriced, definitely in America. We want health care reform, but they have so much money to fight any kind of real reform because of their unfair practices. If we could stop these companies from doing these ridiculous things it would help everyone. A years worth of Atripla in America costs around $14,400, so this is not the first medication which has outrageous costs.
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