Category: hiv
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STAT+: Trump administration confirms plan for PEPFAR to distribute Gilead’s new HIV prevention drug
STAT+: Trump administration confirms plan for PEPFAR to distribute Gilead’s new HIV prevention drug After months of uncertainty, the Trump administration confirmed that it will work with Gilead Sciences and The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria to provide a groundbreaking HIV prevention drug to up to 2 million people in low- and…
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STAT+: AIDS activists sue HHS to obtain Gilead settlement over patents for HIV prevention pills
STAT+: AIDS activists sue HHS to obtain Gilead settlement over patents for HIV prevention pills A patient advocacy group is suing the Trump administration for failing to disclose details of a recent settlement with Gilead Sciences over the patent rights to a pair of HIV prevention pills. The deal, which was reached last January, capped…
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STAT+: Gilead will pay $202 million to settle charges of paying kickbacks to docs for boosting HIV drug sales
STAT+: Gilead will pay $202 million to settle charges of paying kickbacks to docs for boosting HIV drug sales Gilead Sciences agreed to pay $202 million to settle allegations of paying kickbacks to doctors in exchange for prescribing several of its HIV medicines, the latest example of a controversial practice that has come back to…