Health systems

The global politics of pharmaceutical monopoly power

This paper from MSF's Access to Medicines Campaign argues that whilst many countries have been able to use the TRIPS flexibilities to access lower-priced generic drugs, pharmaceutical product patents will cause this situation to change. The paper argues that the international community should consider supporting patent pools as a tool for improving the management of intellectual property for access and innovation.

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