Pharma giant's policy change will devastate local HIV-prevention clinics' efforts

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‘This will shut us down’: HIV prevention clinics brace for Gilead reimbursement cuts

After Gilead announced in early April that it would change its patient assistance program reimbursement policy starting in October, an outcry followed, prompting the companyAlso in April, multiple generic versions of Truvada entered the market for the first time. Some have a list price as low as $30 per month, posing a major threat to Gilead’s highly profitable PrEP sales.

NBC News asked nearly 120 HIV prevention-focused 340B clinics for their PrEP-patient figures. The vast majority were unresponsive or refused to share their data. Many said they were wary of alienating Gilead, given the clinics’ further dependency on charitable grants from the company, which is the dominant manufacturer of HIV-treatment pharmaceuticals.

During an April 8 call between HIV advocates and Gilead to discuss the impending financial changes, Eric Leue, vice president of prevention services at the HIV-prevention clinic

 

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Fun fact: the research into PrEP was funded by tax dollars, but Gilead makes all the money from it.

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