Object
200 Milligram Antiretroviral Pill (Three-Times-Daily Unit)
Josh seizes on the 200 milligram antiretroviral pill—dosed three times daily—as a razor-sharp unit in the Roosevelt Room's ethical furnace, hurling numbers at Alan, Nimbala, and Spokesman 2 to expose per-patient costs. Donna absorbs the grim math amid corporate deflections; no physical tablet materializes, yet this spectral scored oval dominates, its regimen tallying lives against ledgers in the administration's AIDS summit showdown.
2 appearances
Purpose
Standardized dosing and procurement unit for antiretroviral therapy, enabling precise calculations of daily patient intake, total supply needs, and pharmaceutical cost estimates during policy negotiations.
Significance
Ignites the collision of compassion and commerce, distilling African AIDS crisis into quantifiable human stakes that fracture negotiations, propel Toby's moral fury beyond the room, and galvanize White House intervention.
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