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As a south african citizen i wonder when is atripla going to be available in south Africa.Having once a day pill is better can the government please fast forward the the process of making this pill available since the generic form of the pill was granted approval by the FDA.
This is abominable. I am a caseworker at an HIV/AIDS services agency. I know of a gentleman who works hard and makes a decent living, but cannot afford $1800.00 a month for Atripla. His insurance capped his co pay without even telling him. Everywhere I have applied to in his behalf have denied him. I am at my wit's end.
It is so sad not to have generic available for Americans why they suffer and have pain to deal to get a simple cure medication called Atripla in Generic version, I believe for the sake of POZ people Obama administration should work on very hard to make this medication available in that price range max 300 monthly to Any American no matter they got insuarance or do not god sake this is a matter of life and death, what are they waiting for, more profits to Pharma companies....Ridicoulous...
Well isn't that just wonderful. Now, I understand that the poor countries need to have access to these meds, but there are plenty of people here in the U.S. and other industrialized nations that have a need for these types of programs and generic drugs. I think this country needs to start worrying about our own before we start worrying about others and their problems.
While it is great that they have developed a generic for Atripla that will be distributed in developing countries, where options are limited and so are one's finances. i just wish it would be able to be distributed in the States way earlier than 2017. I know we are supposed to be a progressive country and all, but come one $1800 a month for one med is crazy. I know many in the States that cannot afford that and don't have the option to get state help.
Mind you people without these trade laws, the generic version wouldn be available at all for any body. So instead of people in AFrica dying from lack of drugs and instead of the PEPFAR( which is tax payers money ofcourse )being used for Branded drugs, for a cost at least 10 times higher it is used to treat more people with a different drug( may not even be same quality but just good enough for saving poor Africans)AIDS drugs are paid by insurance in USA,if already paidfor it betteruse branded
Usual crap...US is part of the globe too. By the way the price for Atripla in Canada is supposed to be 60% less than we are subjected to
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at nearly $50 per tablet, it is disgisting to think how much profit the manufacturer is making. Thank god it is heavily subsidised in australia
July 9, 2012 • australia