Thailand To Launch Cheapest AIDS Drug

Michael Pollak mpollak at panix.com
Sat Mar 23 19:05:18 PST 2002


On Sun, 24 Mar 2002, Ulhas Joglekar quoted:


> The Financial Express
>
> March 23, 2002
>
> Thailand To Launch Cheapest AIDS Drug


> . .at a cost of 20 baht ($0.46) a tablet . . . "This is the cheapest
> anti-retroviral pill in the world, which will help them treat HIV/AIDS
> patients more effectively since they won't need to take three pills at a
> time," GPO director Thongchai Tavichachart said. The drug is a
> combination of three anti-retroviral drugs --Stavudine 30-40 mg,
> Lamivudine 150 mg and Nevirapine 200 mg -- that are usually prescribed
> separately to patients.

Wow. This isn't too good be true?

Michael



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