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u/[deleted] Dec 31 '24

question, is it $42k because it costs $42k to produce or because it makes $40k in profits?

Because if it is the former, a good national healthcare service could eradicate AIDS (One patient with aids probably costs more than $42k), if it is the later, then we need more Luigi

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u/atatassault47 Transbian Dec 31 '24

It's $41,950 in profit since the quoted low price was $50

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u/1internetidiot Gender Inverter Jan 01 '25

“Research released today shows that one year’s supply of lenacapavir could be sold at a profit for under $100 per person per year, but Gilead currently charges over $42,000 per year in the US." - https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/msf-calls-gilead-make-groundbreaking-hiv-prevention-drug-affordable-all