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24 October 2019Big PharmaSaman Javed

Brazil accuses Gilead over 1,421.5% price hike of hep C drug

The Brazilian Federal Public Defender’s Office has filed a complaint against Gilead for hugely increasing the price of its hepatitis C drug since it gained patent protection.

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