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...proposed fine the FCC may levy against a network, a tenfold hike from the amount currently allowed...
INVESTING A18 The Fed seems set to raise interest rates. Here's how to play the hike...
...Norvir case is particularly troubling. Used as a boosting agent to increase the potency of other AIDS drugs, Norvir is an essential component of many treatment regimes. Although costs will vary between treatment plans, Abbott’s price hike will set many AIDS patients back anywhere from an extra $6000 to $12,000 per year...
...like Bristol-Myers Squibb and GlaxoSmithKline–are also livid. These companies produce AIDS drugs that must be combined with Norvir for optimal efficacy, so the Norvir price increase effectively raises the cost of their drugs as well. But Abbott has declined to pass along the Norvir price hike to its own combination drug, Kaletra (which is pre-boosted with Norvir), thereby undercutting its competitors. A savvy business move? Certainly. Kaletra will doubtless gain increased market share as higher Norvir prices force AIDS patients to switch off of their old treatment regimes. But this market manipulation will likely have...