A critical drug used to treat hepatitis C that costs $1,000 per pill in the United States costs a mere $4 per pill in India. The generic name of the drug is sofosbuvir, and it […]
Hepatitis C
Yet Another Pharma Company Proves Just How Awful They Can Be For Money
Another U.S. pharmaceutical company is under fire for putting excessive profits ahead of making a drug widely and easily accessible to those who need it. Gilead Sciences Inc., which manufactures the hepatitis C drugs Harvoni […]
Rampant Drug Use In Indiana Has Led To Worst Outbreak Of HIV And Hepatitis C
The state of Indiana is currently experiencing an HIV epidemic that the governor has called the “worst outbreak in state history”. In addition to HIV, the state has a high percentage of Hepatitis C cases […]
Rural America Sits Idle In The Midst Of Dramatic Hepatitis C Outbreak
According to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hepatitis C infection rates have more than tripled in four Appalachian states over the last four years. The cause? An increase in injectable […]