Drug Price Drop to Save Millions From Developing Tuberculosis

The cost of the drug, rifapentine, will be cut from U.S.$45 to $15 dollars for a recommended three-month course of treatment in 100 nations - including 48 in Africa - where TB is a big killer.

Tuberculosis treatment.

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