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PARIS, France - A new "vaccine-like" HIV drug that currently costs over $40,000 per person a year could be made for as little as $40, researchers estimated on Tuesday.The antiretroviral drug Lenacapavir, developed by US pharmaceutical giant Gilead, has been hailed as a potential game-changer in the fight against HIV.Early trials have found the treatment is 100 percent effective in preventing HIV infection.
3 million new HIV infections last year, while 39 million people are living with the virus, according to the World Health Organization.'Opportunity to save the world'To estimate the cost, the researchers studied shipments of raw materials of the drug, and spoke to large generic manufacturers in China and India that already make its "building blocks," Hill said.The international team of researchers has been proven right about similar estimates in the past, he added.
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