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Table 1 Price of selected essential medicines and cost of production [52,53,54]

From: Data exclusivity exceptions and compulsory licensing to promote generic medicines in the European Union: A proposal for greater coherence in European pharmaceutical legislation

Medicine

Originator price intro US

Cost of production

Tuberculosis

 Bedaquiline

$ 30000 ( 6 month)

$ 48–101

Hepatitis C

 Sofosbuvir (SOF)

$ 84000 (12 week)

$68–136

 SOF + ledipasvir

$ 95000 (12 weeks)

$ 193

 Simeprevir

$ 66360 (12 weeks)

$130–270

 Daclatasvir

$ 63000 (12 weeks)

$10–30

Cancer

 Imatinib

$ 30000–$100000 (1y)

$ 119–159

 Trastuzumab

$54000 (1 y)

$ 242