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
- Japan’s drug shortage crisis: challenges and policy solutions
- Saudi FDA drug approvals and GMP inspections: trend analysis
- Generic medications in the Lebanese community: understanding and public perception
- Community pharmacists’ understanding of generic and biosimilar drugs: Lebanon case study
General
- EMA launches European shortages monitoring platform to tackle persistent medicine shortages
- Crecimiento de medicamentos genéricos en Brasil y Venezuela
- Penetración de los medicamentos genéricos en México y Brasil
- FDA releases one-year progress report for the Generic Drug Cluster
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Biosimilares
Novedades
- Canada approves pegfilgrastim biosimilar Pexegra
- Insulin aspart and denosumab biosimilars approved in US
- FDA approves tocilizumab biosimilar Avtozma
- January 2025 biosimilar approvals in Europe
Investigación
- Optimización de costes con biosimilares: El caso de Brasil
- Biosimilares en países de ingresos bajos y medios
- Resultados positivos del criterio principal de seguridad y eficacia de AVT05 (biosimilar propuesto de golimumab)
- ¿Están en riesgo los biosimilares intercambiables?
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