Public pressure causes US drug company to lower 5,000% price hike

US pharmaceutical company Turing, will reduce the cost of Daraprim, a
drug the company acquired in August that's used to treat infections
like HIV.

This comes after public outrage over a 5,000% hike in the price of a
single pill.

Mimi Chiahemen has more from New York.

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