Daniel O’Day testified before the House Oversight Committee, which called a hearing after The Washington Post reported that the government had opted against filing a patent infringement case on the drug’s use.
By Christopher Rowland Christopher Rowland Business reporter focused on the health-care economy's effects on patient health, costs, and privacy Email Bio Follow May 16 at 10:39 AM The chief executive of Gilead Sciences, the nation’s leading manufacturer of HIV drugs, insisted before a House committee Thursday that a government patent on Truvada, a key drug that prevents the infection, is invalid.
[An HIV treatment cost taxpayers millions. The government patented it. But a pharma giant is making billions.] “This treatment was developed as a result of investment made by the American taxpayers. The problem is that Gilead, the company that now sells the drug, charges astronomical prices,’’ said Oversight Chairman Elijah E. Cummings . Gilead charged $800 a month for the drug when it was introduced in 2004. The drug now costs $2,000 a month, Cummings said.
Rep. Jim Jordan , the ranking Republican on the committee, accused the Democratic majority of “demonizing’’ Gilead and applauded the company for its innovative work.
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