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Man’s Desperation to Find a Cheaper Source of Hep C Medication

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August 31, 2015

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Greg Jefferys has taken matters into his own hands, and has provided a supply of medication from India to hundreds of patients suffering from Hepatitis C.
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Hepatitis C sufferer imports life-saving drugs from India, takes on global pharmaceutical company

By Michael Atkin and Joel Keep

Updated August 20, 2015

It is straight from the script of Hollywood movie Dallas Buyers Club — an Australian hepatitis C sufferer has taken on a global pharmaceutical company, accusing them of failing to provide a life-saving medication at an affordable cost.

“The only difference between me and the guy in Dallas Buyers Club is I’m not running it as a business and I’m not making any money out of it, as much as I like to see him with his big wads of dollar bills,” Greg Jefferys told 7.30.

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