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Re:Non-profit’s $300 hepatitis C cure as effective as $84k a... by inasio on Thursday April 12, 2018 @12:18PM (#16822404)
In the US efficacy is typically measured through estimates of DALYs (disability-adjusted life years). Following WHO guidelines, cost of an intervention (or drug) up to three times the national per-capita GPD (~3x50K in the US) is considered to be cost-effective.
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Re:Non-profit’s $300 hepatitis C cure as effective as $84k a... by runamok on Friday April 13, 2018 @11:25AM (#16830844)
That is fascinating. Would love to read more about how this is determined and applied.

To me a big issue is, does this drug cure a condition or merely treat and contain it...?

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