Pfizer Hikes Price of Lifesaving COVID Drug
Pfizer said Wednesday that it will price its patented Covid treatment nirmatrelvir-ritonavir—sold under the brand name Paxlovid—at $1,390 for a five-day course. Researchers Melissa J. Barber and Dzintars Gotham recently estimated it costs Pfizer $13 to produce five days’ worth of the drug, which is taken in three-pill doses.
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https://www.truthdig.com/articles/pfizer-hikes-price-of-lifesaving-covid-drug/
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