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Trump Administration Files Patent Lawsuit Against HIV-Prevention Drugmaker

The Trump administration has sued drugmaker Gilead Sciences over sales of the HIV-prevention drug Truvada — a drug approved for daily use as PrEP to help prevent HIV-negative people from contracting HIV from a partner who is positive.

The government says the company is earning billions from research funded by taxpayers.

Host Jeremy Hobsons speaks with Kaiser Health News reporter Shefali Luthra (@shefalil).

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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