21 September 2015

UK DAILY MAIL: SWISS firm TURING PHARM AB bought Marketing Rights to DARAPRIM (PYRIMETHAMINE)

  • Martin Shkreli, 32, founder and chief executive of Turing Pharmaceuticals, purchased the rights to Daraprim in August for $55million
  • He raised the price of the drug form $13.50 per tablet to $750 per tablet
  • Shkreli has backed the decision, saying that his company 'need to turn a profit on the drug'
  • Daraprim treats toxoplasmois, an opportunistic parasitic infection that can cause serious and life-threatening problems

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