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Clinton calls on hedge fund manager to return drug to original price

Published 09/28/2015, 02:19 PM
Updated 09/28/2015, 02:28 PM
© Reuters. U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton answers questions from the audience following a speech in the gymnasium of Moulton Elementary School in Des Moines
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Monday called on Turing Pharmaceuticals to roll back the price of the anti-infective drug Daraprim to what it was when it was purchased by the small pharmaceutical company.

Clinton, taking questions on Facebook (NASDAQ:FB), called on Turing and its Chief Executive Officer Martin Shkreli to lower the cost of the 62-year-old treatment for a dangerous parasitic infection.

"What's it going to be? Do the right thing. Lower the cost today to its original price," Clinton wrote.

© Reuters. U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton answers questions from the audience following a speech in the gymnasium of Moulton Elementary School in Des Moines

Turing, after generating outrage last week by the fact it raised the cost of Daraprim to $750 from $13.50 per pill, has said it would roll back the price but has not named a figure.

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