This regimen provided cure rates of 70% or less and was associated with severe side effects, including anemia, depression, severe rash, nausea, diarrhea, and fatigue. As sofosbuvir clinical development progressed, physicians began to "warehouse" people in anticipation of its availability. Sofosbuvirs U.S. launch was the fastest of any new drug in history. Society and culture
Sofosbuvir is on the World Health Organizations List of Essential Medicines. Economics
Following its approval by the FDA in 2013, the price of sofosbuvir as quoted in various media sources in 2014 ranged from $84,000 to $168,000 depending on course of treatment in the U.S. and £35,000 in the United Kingdom for a 12-week regimine, causing considerable controversy. Sofosbuvir was more affordable in Japan and South Korea at approximately $300 and $5900 respectively for a 12-week treatment, with each government covering 99% and 70% of the cost respectively. In 2014, Gilead announced it would work with generic manufacturers in 91 developing countries to produce and sell sofosbuvir, and that it would sell a name brand version of the product in India for approximately $300 per course of treatment; it had signed agreements with generic manufacturers by September 2015. United States
Since its launch, the price of sofosbuvir declined as more competitors entered the direct-acting antiviral (DAA) market. In 2020, the price for a course of sofosbuvir was $64,693 in the United States. In 2014, the list price of a 12-week combination treatment with a sofosbuvir-based regimen ranged from US$84,000 to $94,000.
Cambia can mean:

Cambia, Haute-Corse, a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France
Cambia (non-profit organization), an open science and biology non-profit institute based in Australia
Cambia Health Solutions, an American health insurance company
Cambia or cambiums, the four humours in medicine
Cambia, a trade name for the anti-inflammatory drug diclofenac
the plural of cambium (botany), a type of tissue found in plants

See also
Cambio (disambiguation)
Cambria (disambiguation)
Kambia (disambiguation)
Cumbia, a style of music and dance
Cumbria, a county of England