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PrEP Could Reduce HIV Infection Rates. So Why Isn’t It Cheaper?

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Taking Truvada dramatically reduces HIV infection rates. Activists want to break the monopoly of the firm that holds the drug’s U.S. patent and also the levers of its high costs.

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HIV/AIDS activists believe a blue pill could effectively stop new infections in the United States. But without insurance, it can cost well north of one thousand dollars per month.

The pill is PrEP, or pre-exposure prophylaxis, a daily medication that cuts the risk of getting HIV from sexual intercourse by over 90 percent...

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