High pharmaceutical prices restrict access to essential medicines. New medicines are often patent protected which sustains prices well above the cost of production. This problem was particularly apparent during the HIV/AIDS crisis in the late 1990s. At this time, 40 million people were believed to be infected with HIV in the developing world and only one in a thousand had access to the required antiretroviral medicines (ARVs). This situation led to conflicts regarding patents for HIV medicines, only a few years after the establishment of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the WTO Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement. TRIPS established international standards to protect intellectual property, including a 20-year patent protection for medicines.
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Genéricos
Novedades
- FDA approves generic teriparatide and levetiracetam
- US generics launch and approval for Dr Reddy’s and Lupin
- Five Chinese companies join UN’s MPP for Covid-19 medicines
- South Korean companies to make generic Bridion and COVID-19 drugs
Investigación
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- Generic medications in the Lebanese community: understanding and public perception
- Community pharmacists’ understanding of generic and biosimilar drugs: Lebanon case study
- Reshaping landscape of Japanese generics market – uncertain future of universal health insurance
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Biosimilares
Novedades
- EMA recommends approval of four ustekinumab biosimilars: Eksunbi, Fymskina, Otulfi, Steqeyma
- FDA approves filgrastim biosimilar Nypozi
- FDA approves third aflibercept biosimilar Ahzantive
- Richmond lanzará los biológicos similares bevacizumab Yriviak y adalimumab Armixa
Investigación
- Análisis del impacto presupuestario de la introducción de Rixathon en Chile para el linfoma no Hodgkin
- Biosimilars in inflammatory bowel disease: are we ready for multiple switches
- Resultados principales del programa de desarrollo clínico del biosimilar candidato AVT05 golimumab
- Eficacia y seguridad del P043 propuesto (Zerafil) frente al omalizumab de referencia en el asma alérgica
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