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Gilead's $1,000-a-pill hepatitis C drug may make financial sense for prisons

2014-10-21 15:36:50| Biotech - Topix.net

Sovaldi's $1,000-a-pill price has grabbed headlines, but a new study suggests it may actually be cost effective for prison systems. Pricey new hepatitis C drugs, such as Gilead Sciences Inc.'s Sovaldi, may make financial sense to give to give to prisoners, one of the main groups infected with the liver-damaging virus, according to a team of Stanford University researchers.

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