"… te of the Union address that the per-patient cost of antiretroviral drugs (ARVs), which improve the health and extend the lives of people who have HIV/AID …"

"… months after that speech, has been slow to embrace funding cheaper generic ARVs.ARV treatment is a major focus of PEPFAR and similar international program …"

"… for generic drugs. A key reason for that lies in PEPFAR's own rules: only ARVs approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (or given tentative FDA …"

"… panies in India."But the proposal became PEPFAR policy.In 2004, almost all ARVs administered through the program were from well-known companies that make …"