Thursday, August 20, 2015

Hepatitis C sufferer imports life-saving drugs from India, takes on global pharmaceutical company

Hepatitis C sufferer imports life-saving drugs from India, takes on global pharmaceutical company

By Michael Atkin and Joel Keep

It is straight from the script of Hollywood movie Dallas Buyers Club — an Australian hepatitis C sufferer has taken on a global pharmaceutical company, accusing them of failing to provide a life-saving medication at an affordable cost.

"The only difference between me and the guy in Dallas Buyers Club is I'm not running it as a business and I'm not making any money out of it, as much as I like to see him with his big wads of dollar bills," Greg Jefferys told 7.30.

Mr Jefferys was so sick from hepatitis C last year that he was unable to get out of bed some days.

He dropped out of his university PhD studies and quit many of his hobbies, including kayaking and fishing.

He desperately needed a drug called Sovaldi, manufactured by US pharmaceutical giant Gilead, but could not afford it without selling his house.

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