[Pharm-policy] Chinese firm is selling d4T in bulk for $2,169 per kilo

[James Love]

Times of India reports a Chinese firm is selling d4T in bulk for $2,169
per kilo, which is about $.0022 per miligram, or $.087 per 40 miligrams,
which is consistent with our own understanding that we can buy d4T in
bulk for $.10 per 40mg pill, from a non-Chinese supplier.  

http://www.timesofindia.com/271000/27hlth11.htm

 
 China develops cheap anti-AIDS drug 

BEIJING: China has developed a new and less expensive drug, known as
stavudine, for the treatment of the deadly disease, AIDS, the state
media reported on Thursday. 

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