Ein injizierbares HIV-Präventionsmittel ist hochwirksam – aber wahnsinnig teuer

The hotly anticipated results are in from a landmark pair of major clinical trials of a long-acting, injectable HIV-prevention drug that only requires dosing every six months.

They are sensational.

Thrilled over the [news Thursday](https://www.gilead.com/news-and-press/press-room/press-releases/2024/9/gileads-twiceyearly-lenacapavir-for-hiv-prevention-reduced-hiv-infections-by-96-and-demonstrated-superiority-to-daily-truvada-in-second-pivotal-ph) that lenacapavir was 89% more effective at preventing HIV than daily oral preventive medication among gay, bisexual and transgender people, plus [previous news](https://www.gilead.com/news-and-press/press-room/press-releases/2024/6/gileads-twiceyearly-lenacapavir-demonstrated-100-efficacy-and-superiority-to-daily-truvada-for-hiv-prevention) that the injectable drug was 100% effective in cisgender women, HIV advocates are looking to the future. They hope that if rolled out broadly and equitably, lenacapavir could be the game changer the nation badly needs.

If anything like most drugs, making it is pretty cheap and the phamaceutical company’s roi and profits are wildly expensive.

Edit – According to a study in july, if mass produced as a generic it would cost $40 per year instead of $42,250. ( [https://www.iasociety.org/sites/default/files/AIDS2024/abstract-book/AIDS-2024_Abstracts.pdf](https://www.iasociety.org/sites/default/files/AIDS2024/abstract-book/AIDS-2024_Abstracts.pdf) page 1547 )

ive never seen a more perfect example of where legal cost controls should come into place.

make a profit, sure. but, $42k a year for a life saving drug– get fucked.

India, Brazil, and China will immediately start producing various cheaper versions of this. The only captive market is people with insurance in the US, and most will balk. The entire world realizes the American health care system is just a ponzi scheme that allows globalist corporations to impoverish boomers.

Brazil will openly manufacture it generically, and purchasing it in any other country will be multiple times cheaper.

I remember an article posted here about the 4 thieves vinegar collective that made drugs that were wildly expensive or unavailable at home.

I would love to see them tackle this

South Park, doing again.

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