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Arms Watch has already revealed that at least 249 patients enrolled in the Gilead $3.3 billion Hepatitis C elimination project in Georgia have died, according to leaked documents. The cause of death of some patients has been reported as “unknown” in Gilead confidential reports. Other patients enrolled in the program have discontinued treatment due to serious adverse events. Some of them have died. | Arms Watch has already revealed that at least 249 patients enrolled in the Gilead $3.3 billion Hepatitis C elimination project in Georgia have died, according to leaked documents. The cause of death of some patients has been reported as “unknown” in Gilead confidential reports. Other patients enrolled in the program have discontinued treatment due to serious adverse events. Some of them have died. | ||
- | Deaths of patients in treatment with the Gilead hepatitis C antiviral Harvoni have been reported in the US, Canada, and Portugal, according to data obtained from the US Federal | + | Deaths of patients in treatment with the Gilead hepatitis C antiviral Harvoni have been reported in the US, Canada, and Portugal, according to data obtained from the US [[:Food and Drug Administration]] (FDA). |
Despite the severe side effects from these Gilead hepatitis C antivirals the pharmaceutical company has listed none of them so that patients can make their informed decision. | Despite the severe side effects from these Gilead hepatitis C antivirals the pharmaceutical company has listed none of them so that patients can make their informed decision. | ||
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According to sealed court documents, Gilead has been under investigation for illegally funneling kickbacks to health care providers in the US to boost sales. | According to sealed court documents, Gilead has been under investigation for illegally funneling kickbacks to health care providers in the US to boost sales. | ||
- | Arms Watch has received e-mails from patients who have suffered serious side effects while in treatment with the Gilead hepatitis C antiviral Harvoni. Below are their testimonies. Some of the patients have died. We have the permission of their relatives to publish their stories.((https:// | + | Arms Watch has received e-mails from patients who have suffered serious side effects while in treatment with the Gilead hepatitis C antiviral Harvoni. Below are their testimonies. Some of the patients have died. We have the permission of their relatives to publish their stories. |
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+ | What’s important to note here is how this Big Pharma scandal ties to Ukraine. At around the same time these drug safety concerns were known internally to Gilead through its Georgia operations and elsewhere, Gilead was still attempting to strong-arm the [[: | ||
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+ | These vignettes demonstrate the deep involvement of the pharmaceutical cartel in this bio lab story – one which warrants much more investigation, | ||
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