August 27, 2012 By ANDREW POLLACK The New York Times The Food and Drug Administration approved a new once-a-day H.I.V. treatment from Gilead Sciences that contains four different drugs in …
AHF To Sponsor S.F. Ballot Initiative to Counter Gilead Drug Price Gouging
Measure comes on heels of news that Bay Area’s Gilead Sciences priced its newly FDA-approved four-in-one AIDS treatment, Stribild, at $28,500 per patient, per year – 37% more than Gilead’s …
Gilead Sciences Faces Pressure to Keep Price Low on New HIV Drug
By: Peter Loftus Dow Jones News Wires August 22, 2012 Gilead Sciences Inc. (GILD) may get clearance by next week to sell what is expected to become a blockbuster HIV …
Porn industry calls for temporary shutdown after reported syphilis cases
August 20, 2012 LA Times A Los Angeles-based trade group that represents adult film companies has called for a nationwide moratorium on production while porn performers are tested for syphilis. …
AIDS HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION ACQUIRES MOMS PHARMACY
Agreement Establishes National Leader in Specialized Pharmacy Services Focused on HIV/AIDS Care LOS ANGELES, CA & MELVILLE, NY (August 20, 2012) AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the largest nonprofit global HIV/AIDS …
L.A. Porn Industry Shuts Down Over Syphilis Outbreak
AHF Press Conference Monday, August 20th 10am, Hollywood; Incident shows self-policing and testing alone do not work LOS ANGELES (August 19, 2012)Following news that the multi-billion dollar Los Angeles-based …
As Gilead prepares to price the ‘Quad,’ 20 California legislators say AIDS drug pricing “unsustainable”
Twenty Members of the state legislature cosign a letter to Dr. Ron Chapman, Director of California’s Department of Public Health, encouraging the State of California to, “ … employ …
AHF asks state health departments & AIDS directors, private insurers to place Gilead’s new ‘Quad’ pill on ‘Prior Authorization’ status
Gilead’s once-daily ‘Quad’ pill—expected to get FDA approval within the next two weeks—is expected to be priced thousands of dollars higher than current drugs purchased by state programs without representing …
Condom Nation Tour Returns to Texas
The Condom Nation” Tour returned to Dallas/Ft. Worth for Radio One 97.9 The Beat’s “HIP HOP for HIV” Concert and testing campaign during which 4500 HIV tests were administered in …
Generic HIV drugs will widen US treatment net
Upcoming patent expiries stand to make medicines cheaper — although less convenient. Amy Maxmen August 15, 2012 HIV remains a devastating scourge worldwide — and an expensive one. In the …
