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Please help question about hiv medicine. why have costs gone down so much?

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Dr. Joel Gallant answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

They haven't: Costs haven't gone down yet in the U.S. Generics are available in resource-limited settings, which makes costs lower than what we pay in developed countries. Generics are coming in the U.S., which will lower costs.

Answered 7/25/2012

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