UK DAILY MAIL: COST of AIDS to TAXPAYERS

MOUNTING COSTS OF HIV TREATMENT

The cost of treating someone with HIV in the UK is estimated to be around £18,000 per year when they are not showing any symptoms.

This is based on the price of care as well as triple-drug antiretroviral therapy.

However, it costs £21,500 to treat patients who are showing symptoms and £41,000 for those with full-blown AIDS.

Patients who have four drugs cost the NHS between £22,775 and £48,000 per year.

The annual cost of providing HIV treatment and care in the UK could be as high as £758 million by 2013, according to a study in PLoS One. 

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