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Drug Recall Hurts Poor HIV Patients

In many countries, no life-saving meds

By Heather McPherson,  Newser User

Posted Jul 23, 2007 5:00 PM CDT

(Newser) – In the wake of a drug recall by the Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche, tens of thousands of AIDS patients in the developing world no longer have access to lifesaving medicine. Last month, Roche announced a recall of the drug Viracept, after finding a hazardous chemical...   Read full story »

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