AHF: Gilead Sciences, Inc.’s $1,000 Hepatitis C Pill Target Of SF, NYC Protests Feb.12th

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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Advocates from AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the nation’s largest HIV/AIDS nonprofit medical provider, is spearheading two protests in New York City and San Francisco on Wednesday February 12th at 12 noon in each city targeting Gilead Sciences over the price of Sovaldi (sofosbuvir), its new Hepatitis C drug. The drug, which was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in early December, was immediately priced by Gilead at $84,000 Wholesale Acquisition Cost (WAC) for a twelve-week supply of the drug—or $1,000 per pill.

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