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Cost of tuberculosis treatment halved in deal to permit generic versions

Tuberculosis Johnson & Johnson ( JJ. Médecins Sans Frontières MSF

Johnson & Johnson’s Sirturo, the branded version of bedaquiline. Photograph: Oksana Parafeniuk/Courtesy of MSF

The cost of a crucial tuberculosis treatment has been halved after an agreement was made to allow the sale of generic versions of the drug.

Johnson & Johnson’s price for bedaquiline, considered the backbone of treatment for drug-resistant TB will drop from $289 (£227) to $130 for a six-month course until December 2024.

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