[ARCHIVED] Adherence & Retention

Have you tried checking with MSF? They are usually on top of drug supply chains. I can find a contact email for you, if you need one.

Regards,
Jessica

You can also send a querry to ATIC a service that answers HIV related questions.
Moses

HIV medicines are very expensive.

The following table will give you an idea just how pricey HIV medications can be.

Important Fact! - Prices will vary depending where they are
purchased and how they are paid for. Mail-order pharmacies may be
cheaper than your neighborhood pharmacy for instance. The prices given
here are for estimates and comparisons only in the USA.



COST PER MONTH (estimates) - Medication Fact Sheets

Agenerase $772
Aptivus $1117.50
Combivir - Buy Here For Less $752.64
Crixivan $570.96
Emtriva $347.11
Epivir 300mg $347.11
Epzicom $813.55
Fortovase $263.35
Fuzeon $2315.40
Hivid $273.00
Invirase $748.50
Kaletra $796.26
Lexiva $658.99
Norvir $321.46
Rescriptor $316.35
Retrovir $405.59
Reyataz $892.91
Sustiva 600mg $499.43
Trizivir $1164.35
Truvada $867.99
Videx EC 400mg $346.04
Viramune $442.45
Zerit $385.88
Ziagen $466.44

Cipla, an Indian maker of generic drugs manufacturer is ready to offer
and provide for sale cheaper generic copies of many HIV medications.
Their first offer is a triple drug regimen that will cost about $600 per
year or about 40 percent less then the discounted price offered by the
major drug manufacturers. The offer propels Cipla into the worldwide
debate over patent law and whether companies should be allowed to
produce generics despite US patents. While touted as a humanitarian
gesture by Cipla's management team, several outsiders feel this is just a
clever marketing ploy to catapult Cipla into worldwide recognition as a
major player in the pharmaceutical industry. Regardless, most agree
that Cipla could help a great deal in the search for affordable HIV
drugs.

Cipla Ltd.

Mumbai Central

Mumbai 400 008

India
Tels: 91 22 2308 2891

91 22 2309 5521
Fax: 91 22 2307 0013

91 22 2307 0393

A second drug manufacturer from India, Hetero Drugs Limited has offered
to provide the same combination of HIV medications offered by Cipla for
only about $347 per year. This offer furthers the growing price war and
legal debate over who and how HIV medications will be ...

Cipla, an Indian maker of generic drugs manufacturer is ready to offer
and provide for sale cheaper generic copies of many HIV medications.
Their first offer is a triple drug regimen that will cost about $600 per
year or about 40 percent less then the discounted price offered by the
major drug manufacturers. The offer propels Cipla into the worldwide
debate over patent law and whether companies should be allowed to
produce generics despite US patents. While touted as a humanitarian
gesture by Cipla's management team, several outsiders feel this is just a
clever marketing ploy to catapult Cipla into worldwide recognition as a
major player in the pharmaceutical industry. Regardless, most agree
that Cipla could help a great deal in the search for affordable HIV
drugs.

Cipla Ltd.

Mumbai Central

Mumbai 400 008

India
Tels: 91 22 2308 2891

91 22 2309 5521
Fax: 91 22 2307 0013

91 22 2307 0393

A second drug manufacturer from India, Hetero Drugs Limited has offered
to provide the same combination of HIV medications offered by Cipla for
only about $347 per year. This offer furthers the growing price war and
legal debate over who and how HIV medications will be made available in
Africa. However, a concern is that as competition increases,
cost-cutting measures could jeopardize the quality of generic HIV
medications.

Their address is:
HETERO DRUGS LIMITED

7-2-A2, HETERO CORPORATE

INDUSTRIAL ESTATES. SANATH NAGAR

HYDERABAD – 500 018. A.P. INDIA


Email: 







Tel :
 +91 40 23704923 / 24 / 25 / 26 / 27 / 28

          +91 40 23707171 / 7272 / 7744

Fax : +91 40 23714250 / 2370 4926



Waner Jerome

The Mildmay Centre (Kampala) includes a paediatric HIV unit - they may have some useful information.