I read an article this morning about Glaxo Smith Kline, GSK. The article wasn't that important, the sentiment was. They were developing a novel approach to stop the maturation of HIV cells. They were working on this with 2 new meds. The drug they dropped had seemed promising in prevoius write ups. However, the company didn't find it's results different enough form the rest of the market to proceed.
That means that even if it was a great medication they didn't see the financial viability of the product. Never forget these big pharma companies are just that, companies. They are owned by stock holders & are primarily concerned with accruing wealth for sharsholders. If that doesn't happen, oh well, so long new product.
Until such a time HIV drugs are terribly cheap or there's a new viral scourge on the horizon, these companies will never be motivated to cure HIV. Curing illnesses isn't in these companies' interest. It's a short term money grab. Don't forget GSK & all the others are businesses here to help themselves, not you.
Cya...
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