I am sure I don't speak for the majority but actually I don't want our government to do a deal with Gilead. I want them to say 'we will do business with an ethical provider". The whole world needs to do that. At best NZ Pharmac will only negotiate a deal that still only does say F4 (which would have included me, anytime in the past 17 years), unless it can get an uncapped deal like Australia, but we are too small to front up with a nice tempting billion. So we are still left with tens of thousands of people who could improve their lives dramatically who won't be in the queue. At this point I would prefer NZ health system to monitor us in the hospitals so we don't have to go private, have some trials going for free access, prescribe, and lets crowd fund for those who can't afford generics. Because otherwise, health system is spending whatever big dollars, (to a company whose conduct is unacceptable to me) for the meds when as private citizens we can get so much cheaper.
Genotype 3 30 years, 2x treatment interferon/ribavirin non responder. Cirrhosis 17 years. Fibroscan, decompensating, 40 down to 22 by 29/3/16- now down to 6.5, normal, no cirrhosis. Started Buyers Club Sof/Dac 14 Nov 15. SVR 12 29/0716