aids medicine price
Martin Shkreli, 32, founder and chief executive of Turing Pharmaceuticals, changed the price of Daraprim, which is used to treat AIDS patients, from $13.50 per tablet to $750. Turing Pharmaceuticals purchased the rights to the drug in August for $55million.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), currently (last updated: March 8, 2017), the lifetime treatment cost of an HIV infection is estimated at $379,668 (in 2010 dollars), Another study estimated the discounted lifetime cost for persons who become HIV infected at age 35 is $326,500 (60% for antiretroviral medications, 15% for other medications, 25% non-drug costs).