Indian Government Fights Pfizer For Cheap Hiv/aids Drugs

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HIV/AIDS Among American Indians and Alaska Natives

Fast Facts HIV infection affects American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) in ways that are not always apparent because of their small population size. Compared with other races/ethnicities, AI/AN have poorer survival rates after an HIV diagnosis. AI/AN face special HIV prevention challenges, including poverty and culturally based stigma. HIV is a critical public health issue among the approximately 5.2 million American Indians...

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Cheap Drugs

Dear Docs, Is there any way some one, who can not afford drugs here, can buy drugs from India(CIPLA), or some other country which produce cheap drugs, or where drugs are very cheap?...

Response from Anne Donnelly

Public Policy Director, Project Inform

Unfortunately, the Indian drug manufacturing firm that you are referring to only offers its substantially lower prices to governments and other large distributing entities that are able to distribute drugs in certain low-income and developing... Read more »

Cheap Drug

Hello,Is there any way to get drugs from india, where u can get it ofr 100 a month?...

Response from Anne Donnelly

Public Policy Director, Project Inform

I think you are referring to the generic anti-HIV drugs produced in India. I don't think the exact price of any one drug is $100 per month. The manufacturer that you may be referring to has listed various prices depending on who or what state... Read more »

IS ITTRUE AIDS CURATIVE DRUGS OBTAINED BY HOOTONE(INDIAN PHARMACIUTICAL)

is it really true that the AIDS curative drugs obtained?if yes why not the pharmaceutical company sold its product in different countries?please tell the company to distribute the drugs in every corner of the worldthank u...

Response from Lisa Hightow-Weidman, M.D., M.P.H.

University of North Carolina

Hello there-To the best of my knowledge (and I keep up on this stuff) there are currently NO curative drugs for HIV. The current medications we have do a very good job at suppressing the viral but that does that equal a cure. Take care,LHW... Read more »

Political Views? (BARACK OBAMA PLAN TO FIGHT HIV/AIDS)

Hello Dr. Rob,This is my first visit to your forum. I have read only a handful of your posts and have gotten a lot of valuable information from them. The one question that I have is regarding your political views. You are in a place to give so...

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D.

The Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation

Hello,Welcome to the forum. I'm pleased that after reading "only a handful" of my responses you "have gotten a lot of valuable information." I encourage you to keep reading and continue learning! As for politics,... Read more »

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