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Once-a-Day Pill for Hepatitis C Wins Fda Ok
2014-10-11 00:00:51| Biotech - Topix.net
Federal health officials have approved a daily pill that can cure the most common form of hepatitis C without the grueling pill-and-injection cocktail long used to treat the virus. But the drug's $1,125-per-pill price is sure to increase criticism of drugmaker Gilead Sciences, whose pricing strategy for an older hepatitis drug has already drawn scorn from patient groups, insurers and politicians worldwide.
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Category:Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals