Gilead’s $2,340 Price for Coronavirus Drug Draws Criticism

Gilead’s $2,340 Price for Coronavirus Drug Draws Criticism
Gilead Sciences headquarters in Foster City, Calif. on April 30, 2020. Ben Margot/AP
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The maker of a drug shown to shorten recovery time for severely ill COVID-19 patients says it will charge $2,340 for a typical treatment course for people covered by government health programs in the United States and other developed countries.

Gilead Sciences announced the price on June 29 for remdesivir, and said the price would be $3,120 for patients with private insurance. The amount that patients pay out of pocket depends on insurance, income, and other factors.