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a) What might a drug company state as a reason for the comparatively high cost of antiretroviral drugs? Is this an acceptable reason for the costs?
b) India was able to quickly produce its own generic antiretroviral drugs, why was this case? Research how this came about.
c) HIV/AIDS deaths in the US peaked in 1995 but peaked in 2007 in Africa. How did patents affect this?
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