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by 42772827 327 days ago
They bill the insurance companies a lot, plus they take public and private (i.e., government and Gates Foundation) investment.
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A quick online search revealed that the HIV prevention drug Yeztugo (lenacapavir), is priced at $28,218 per year in the US. This translates to $14,109 per injection, as it is administered twice a year.

I wonder what this will look like worldwide, especially in countries where this is needed the most, once production ramps up.

Would be nice if I could just directly get paid $28K/year to not have sex.
In practical terms it means public subsidizing gay lifestyle in US by 28k/year - it’s the only demographic outside of sex workers for whom this drug make sense and will be routinely offered.

It’s just not sustainable.