GlaxoSmithKline freezes Aids drugs prices in US

GlaxoSmithKline is freezing the prices of its six Aids drugs in the US until January 2004.

GlaxoSmithKline is freezing the prices of its six Aids drugs in the US until January 2004.

The online edition of the New York Timesreports that the freeze includes its most widely-prescribed Aids medicine, Combivir.

An individual might pay about $18 a day for Combivir, representing an annual cost of $6,600.

The report states that companies typically increase the prices of Aids drugs by roughly 5 per cent per year.

GlaxoSmithKline will also continue to provide some drugs free to people with low incomes who are eligible for its patient assistance programme.

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