[eindiran]

The Republic of Gilead is named for the biblical name "Gilead" for a region in Jordan[0]; the shot is presumably named for the Balm of Gilead[1], also named for biblical Gilead.

[0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilead

[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balm_of_Gilead

[duskwuff]

Gilead is the name of the pharmaceutical company, not the drug.

The trade name of the drug is Sunlenca; the generic name is lenacapavir.

[mikeyouse]

And fwiw, the company Gilead is indeed named for the Balm of Gilead.

[kube-system]

Manufacturer names are frequently associated with their products.

e.g. nobody says "did you get Comirnaty or Spikevax?

[bobthepanda]

Descovy and Truvada are already more commonly referred to by their marketing names than with Gilead’s. Hard to see how this new shot would be different.

[senordevnyc]

Yes, I'm aware, but I bet way more women associate Gilead with the Handmaid's Tale than with the Balm of Gilead.