Posted on Jun 29, 2020
Remdesivir Priced At More Than $3,100 For A Course Of Treatment
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The drugmaker behind the experimental COVID-19 treatment remdesivir has announced how much it will charge for the drug, after months of speculation as the company tried to figure out how to balance profit and public health needs in the middle of a pandemic.
In the United States, Gilead Sciences will charge $520 per vial for patients with private insurance, with some government programs getting a lower price. With a double-dose the first day, that comes out to $3,120 for the five-day treatment course. For governments in developed countries outside the U.S., it will cost $390 per vial, or $2,340 for the five-day course. How much uninsured patients would pay is still unclear.
In the United States, Gilead Sciences will charge $520 per vial for patients with private insurance, with some government programs getting a lower price. With a double-dose the first day, that comes out to $3,120 for the five-day treatment course. For governments in developed countries outside the U.S., it will cost $390 per vial, or $2,340 for the five-day course. How much uninsured patients would pay is still unclear.
Remdesivir Priced At More Than $3,100 For A Course Of Treatment
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The drug company can go smoke some more dope, that is a rediculous price.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth Unfortunately the SOBs Know they can get it. It can be a difference between Life and Death!
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Hell they can keep it, anyone else get the anthrax over and over? Not just the booster, you know the well you haven't had any. ..... Yet are on 2nd,3rd tour?
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
SGT Justin Brothen Just Makes You want to Inject Anthrax directly into these Pharmaceutical Executives! LOL!
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel or the people who "don't have it in your medical records"
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
SGT Justin Brothen - Yeah I've Got a Copy of "All" My Medical Records from when I Served (The Corpsman Turned His Back while I Copied the Entire File) Unfortunately No Where in it does it Say "This Guy is a Moron that Does Crazy Shit as a Navy Spook" LOL!
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So I am not familiar with pharmaceutical pricing but this is an American company that received a 99 million dollar grant from the feds. Can someone explain how it is that after the grant we as Americans are still going to pay more than governments in developed countries outside the U.S.?
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
TSgt Jack Oberholtzer Bingo! I Wish I could give You a Thousand Thumbs Up for that. Developed with US Gov't Grant, We've Already Paid for It, Developed by Wonderful Smart Folks in Colleges and then "Given" to a Pharmaceutical Company to Charge Grossly Inflated Prices for. I have Family in the Industry and they're Appalled with this Bullshit!
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