'There is no reason this should be $2,000 a month. People are dying because of it!'
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Thursday confronted the CEO of a drug company of the high cost of an HIV prevention drug.Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Thursday confronted the CEO of the drug company Gilead over the high cost of an HIV-prevention drug.
Gilead CEO Daniel O'Day said that the current monthly list price is a product of the drug's"patent protection" in the US, while a generic version of the drug is sold in other countries. Speaking to Gilead CEO Daniel O'Day, Ocasio-Cortez asked why the drug Truvada for PrEP , which can help reduce the risk of contracting HIV via sex, cost nearly $2,000 per month in the US, versus $8 in Australia.
The Gilead CEO did not offer specifics on the price in Australia, but reports suggest the generic drug costs somewhere in the range of, depending on the person's circumstances. He also said that the drug will be generically available in the US as of September 2020.
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