Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Surprise: Gilead's hep C wonder Harvoni costs less in U.S. than in EU, Japan

Surprise: Gilead's hep C wonder Harvoni costs less in U.S. than in EU, Japan
by Tracy Staton

It’s no secret that Gilead Sciences’ ($GILD) slowdown in hepatitis C sales growth has caused consternation among investors, to the point where the company is under intense pressure to make some deals.

It's also no secret that Gilead had to offer some steep discounts to win formulary spots for its blockbuster hep C meds Sovaldi and Harvoni, which initially enjoyed a monopoly on the next-gen hep C market--a key reason for the crimp in their sales growth.

Now, we have some numbers that illustrate just how big Gilead’s discounts are--and how its U.S. hep C prices after those discounts compare with similar figures overseas.

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