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Title: Any One have idea for treatment of hepatitis C
Post by: jagad001 on 19/06/2019 07:42:35

Price of harvoni in USA is highest price  Price of generic harvoni in USAis $1000 USD for 1 pill. total cost of 12 week treatment is $84000 USD.

Title: Re: Any One have idea for treatment of hepatitis C
Post by: syhprum on 19/06/2019 08:07:39

A generic form is promised for 2019 costing $24,000 for a course of treatment, whether this would be a good investment would depend on ones source of income if one was receiving a pension of say $2000/month the extension of your life would make it well worth while.

Title: Re: Any One have idea for treatment of hepatitis C
Post by: Bored chemist on 19/06/2019 18:43:38

Quote from: jagad001 on 19/06/2019 07:42:35

harvoni

Live in a civilised country where the state will pay for it (as long as you are someone likely to benefit from it).

https://bnf.nice.org.uk/drug/ledipasvir-with-sofosbuvir.html#nationalFunding

And, where the government has price gouged the company down to about half the cost in the US.
https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ta363/documents/final-appraisal-determination-document