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  • While the drug is off patent, I think it's because Turing purchased the rights to be the generic manufacturer in the US, this was when they purchased the rights from the other company.
    It was at this point, they decided to increase the price.

    There's not actually that many people who need the drug, it's only a risk if you've got a weakened immune system or are pregnant. A lot of people have it and it's not a big problem.

    It just happens to affect quite a large, vocal, well motivated, politically active group. i.e. teh gayz.

    I think deaths from Toxo are approx 4000 a year in the, but the infection rate is much much higher.
    Toxo. What a great parasite.

  • Can you even have "rights to manufacture a generic" if the drug is out of patent? I thought out of patent means anyone can make it.

    GSK are always looking for a bit of good publicity, they have the manufacturing facilities. They could run a few small batches. They could probably cover their costs at $2 a pill.

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