David HoAug 4, 2024

Unfortunately, the drug that prevents HIV infection, lenacapavir, is currently unaffordable at $42,250 for the first year. If it were sold by Gilead for $40 per year, it would still yield them a 30% profit. But I guess that’s not how capitalism works.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-02493-4

Stunning trial shows twice-yearly shots can prevent HIV infection

Injections of the drug lenacapavir protected sexually active women and girls in Africa from the virus.

Show threadAshAug 4, 2024
@davidho there should be a profit limit of 50% or smth. Atleast in essential stuff.
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@45h @davidho this yields too many pathologies.

I'd propose a world-wide buyout scheme where parents on successful drugs are bought back by international community to make them available.
Aug 4, 2024 at 3:16pmWeb