Specific Nouns and Vivid. Verbs. (Word Choice) Begin your revision by identifying subjects and verbs. Think of your sentences as short stories about characters who act. Joseph Williams, author of. Style , refers to this simple concept as âthe first principle of clear writing . . . a principle of style.
When Gilead Sciences introduced an upgraded drug called Harvoni (90mg ledipasvir/400mg sofosbuvir) on the market, the main issue was the Harvoni cost on the US market, and what cost of Harvoni pills can other countries in Europe and Asia expect. Harvoni price in the USA was set to $94,500 per 12-week treatment.
As a consequence of the stand taken by those countries, prices in Europe for prescription drugs are 50 percent below what we pay, according to a McKinsey study from 2008. Gleevec costs $4,500 per month in Germany today, and $3,300 per month in France, less than what Americans paid in 2001.LI LILLY charges more than $13,000 a month for Cyramza, the newest drug to treat stomach cancer. The latest medicine for lung cancer, Novartisâs Zykadia, costs almost $14,000 a month. Amgenâs Blincyto, for leukemia, will cost $64,000 a month.