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The Republic of Gilead is named for the biblical name "Gilead" for a region in Jordan[0]; the shot is presumably named for the Balm of Gilead[1], also named for biblical Gilead.

[0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilead

[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balm_of_Gilead

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Gilead is the name of the pharmaceutical company, not the drug.

The trade name of the drug is Sunlenca; the generic name is lenacapavir.

And fwiw, the company Gilead is indeed named for the Balm of Gilead.

Manufacturer names are frequently associated with their products.

e.g. nobody says "did you get Comirnaty or Spikevax?

Descovy and Truvada are already more commonly referred to by their marketing names than with Gilead’s. Hard to see how this new shot would be different.

Yes, I'm aware, but I bet way more women associate Gilead with the Handmaid's Tale than with the Balm of Gilead.

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