The real issue is simply that the cost for Truvada oral tablet (100 mg-150 mg) is around $1,564 for a supply of 30 tablets. In the US, the patents expire in 2021.
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#12too bad these companies don't have an affiliate program. https://www.iwantprepnow.co.uk/buy-prep-now
It was sad to see he's still struggling financially. Of course he isn't in this for the money but he's selling potentially 12,000 * £50 of medicine per month and sleeping on friends couches...
Edit: Actually, having clicked the link it certainly looks like he's making money now. Well done to him.
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#13The NHS has recently announced an expansion of the trial: https://www.england.nhs.uk/2016/12/hiv-prevention-pregramme/
There was some confusion about who should be paying for this preventative treatment. Both sexual health and prevention is normally part of Public Health and not the NHS, but public health weren't paying. This is because funding to local authorities has been slashed. Remember this when conservative supporters tell you that funding for health care has increased: they're not including the cuts to public health.
This is explained a bit here: https://www.england.nhs.uk/2016/11/update-on-prep/
A statement from public health: http://www.adph.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/ADPH-PrEP-...
A statement from earlier NHS: https://www.england.nhs.uk/2016/08/august-update-on-the-comm...
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#14too bad these companies don't have an affiliate program. https://www.iwantprepnow.co.uk/buy-prep-now
It was sad to see he's still struggling financially. Of course he isn't in this for the money but he's selling potentially 12,000 * £50 of medicine per month and sleeping on friends couches... Edit: Actually, having clicked the link it certainly looks like he's making money now. Well done to him.
Presumably because the UK only allows imports for personal use. It's a shame he didn't (or couldn't) get financial support from an HIV or LGBT charity.
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#15I'm a 30-something gay dude on PREP. I primarily take it because I'm in a sero-discordant relationship with my boyfriend who is HIV+, but also as a safety precaution for when I was single and hooking up. PREP has the potential to completely turn the tide on HIV infections. I live in a mid-sized midwestern city where between 10 and 25% of gay dudes in my dating pool are HIV+, many of them unknowingly and therefore con…
I really wish more people knew about PEP as well. It seems equally important (in both the gay and straight communities), but it seems to get even less publicity than PrEP
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#16The real issue is simply that the cost for Truvada oral tablet (100 mg-150 mg) is around $1,564 for a supply of 30 tablets. In the US, the patents expire in 2021.
No, $1,564 is the price when bought through US pharma. They're available via the site recommended by https://www.iwantprepnow.co.uk/buy-prep-now for $80. So, presumably the cost is more like $20 or so.
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#17I'm a 30-something gay dude on PREP. I primarily take it because I'm in a sero-discordant relationship with my boyfriend who is HIV+, but also as a safety precaution for when I was single and hooking up. PREP has the potential to completely turn the tide on HIV infections. I live in a mid-sized midwestern city where between 10 and 25% of gay dudes in my dating pool are HIV+, many of them unknowingly and therefore con…
> I'm not necessarily proud of this but I'm not sure if I would be dating my current boyfriend if PREP were not available because of the risk it could present to my health.
Personally, I don't think that's a sentiment to be proud of or ashamed of. It's a practical reaction to the lay of the land. I hope you don't beat yourself up about it.
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#18Earlier quoted context omitted.
It was sad to see he's still struggling financially. Of course he isn't in this for the money but he's selling potentially 12,000 * £50 of medicine per month and sleeping on friends couches... Edit: Actually, having clicked the link it certainly looks like he's making money now. Well done to him.
Presumably because the UK only allows imports for personal use. It's a shame he didn't (or couldn't) get financial support from an HIV or LGBT charity.
I wasn't suggesting importing for resale, but rather earning referral fees. It looks like he's being paid for the top spot now.
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#19I'm a 30-something gay dude on PREP. I primarily take it because I'm in a sero-discordant relationship with my boyfriend who is HIV+, but also as a safety precaution for when I was single and hooking up. PREP has the potential to completely turn the tide on HIV infections. I live in a mid-sized midwestern city where between 10 and 25% of gay dudes in my dating pool are HIV+, many of them unknowingly and therefore con…
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#20Earlier quoted context omitted.
I often use the same legal mechanism to buy modafinil, and have reached out to my supplier about affiliating. They don't do it either. I have to wonder if there's some kind of risk or law working against them.
Isn't the sale and import of modafinil restricted? I would think that becoming an affiliate would introduce legal risk
It's legal for personal use. You can import prescription only medication from abroad, you just can't buy it domestically.