Patent wars: Affordable medicines versus intellectual property rights

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 348, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Wise, Jacqui ^a  

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Indexed keywords

ANTI HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; GENERIC DRUG; SOFOSBUVIR; SORAFENIB; TENOFOVIR; TRASTUZUMAB;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL; BREAST CANCER; CHINA; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COST CONTROL; DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG COST; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG RESEARCH; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GOVERNMENT; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LAW; LICENCE; PATENT; PHILIPPINES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTH AFRICA; THAILAND; UNITED STATES;

DRUG INDUSTRY; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY; LEGISLATION, DRUG; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 84896716475     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.g1533     Document Type: Article

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