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Martin Shkreli-hiked drug Daraprim recreated by Australian schoolboys for $2 a pill
A group of Australian schoolboys are giving notorious hedge fund manager and “pharma bro” Martin Shkreli a run for his money. The year 11 boys from Sydney Grammar managed to recreate the drug Daraprim – commonly prescribed to people with HIV – for only about $2 a dose. Shkreli became the “most hated man in the world” when he increased the price of the drug from $13.50 to $750 per pill overnight. The drug is listed on the World Health Organisation’s list of essential medicines. The students orchestrated the formula with the help of the University of Sydney and members of the Open Source Malaria ... (full story)
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