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Gilead's hepatitis C drugs largely cost-effective in US: study

2015-03-17 04:45:41| Biotech - Topix.net

New hepatitis C drugs that shorten treatment times are largely cost-effective despite their hefty U.S. price tags, according to two new analyses. The widespread use of a combination of drugs that include Gilead Sciences Inc's Sovaldi, known generically as sofosbuvir, will nonetheless be a significant cost for the U.S. healthcare system, researchers wrote.

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Gilead dodges billions in taxes as money rolls in from hepatitis C drugs

2015-02-26 23:21:38| Biotech - Topix.net

Gilead Sciences, whose $1,000-a-pill hepatitis C treatment is one of the world's most expensive drugs, is avoiding billions of dollars in U.S. taxes by booking profits overseas. The Foster City company reported foreign income before taxes of $8.2 billion for 2014, earning more in non-U.S. profits than it recorded in non-U.S. sales.

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Mylan, Gilead in deal for Hepatitis C medications in India

2015-02-23 14:58:16| Biotech - Topix.net

Mylan Pharmaceuticals Private Ltd., the Indian subsidiary of Mylan , reached the agreement to distribute Gilead Sciences' Sovaldi and Harvoni. It expects to start marketing the branded medication in the second quarter.

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French charity attacks Gilead patent for hepatitis drug

2015-02-10 12:23:32| Biotech - Topix.net

French charity Medecins du Monde on Tuesday said it was contesting a European patent awarded to a hepatitis drug made by US firm Gilead Sciences, arguing the treatment was too costly. The organisation-"Doctors of the World"-said it had filed a "brief in opposition" with the European Patent Office , the Munich-based agency that awards patents covering 40 European countries.

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