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The brand name was Sovaldi, feel free to set filter on Google to the time of release and read various newspapers.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sofosbuvir#Society_and_cultu...

> In April 2014, U.S. House Democrats Henry Waxman, Frank Pallone Jr., and Diana DeGette wrote Gilead Sciences Inc. questioning the $84,000 price for sofosbuvir. They specifically asked Gilead CEO John Martin to "explain how the drug was priced, what discounts are being made available to low-income patients and government health programs, and the potential impact to public health by insurers blocking or delaying access to the medicine because of its cost."



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