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Poverty drives the market in inferior medicines just as it drives other examples of inequality. A socially integrated approach is needed to fight the problem.
China’s muscling into the pharmaceutical industry, helping Big Pharma bite back against generics. But its global ambitions might turn the industry upside down.
The rampant trade in fake sexual stimulants is a reminder of how easy it is for sub-standard medicines to take hold and the need for greater public awareness.
IP laws are supposed to work to aid pharmaceutical innovation in rich nations. Can a new system support treating illnesses rife in developing economies, too?
MOH says sofosbuvir will be given to medical tourists at private hospitals after procuring the drug under a voluntary licence; WTO rules only allow compulsory licensing for public non-commercial use.