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Question A course costs....

Hello, hellp please,

<<A course costs between $5 and $8, against a mere 20-40 cents for chloroquine.....>
(In the first paragraph of the following link.)
Economist.com

What does "coruse" mean in this text?
Would you please explain?

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If you have to take a medicine regularly over a period of time, it is a course.
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Hello Tdol,

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