In/outputs - a taste plate of stuff that’s passed through my feeds this week EU drive to protect drug firms puts fight against Aids at risk The European Union hopes to finalise a Free Trade Agreement with India at the 12th EU-India summit that will include a deal to slow production of low-price generic medicines for distribution to developing countries of India’s generic drug companies. While I can understand the economic incentive to control the development of generics by Western pharmaceuticals, there’s a human cost that is more important. Just look at generic HIV anti-viral medication for example: as the The Independent reports, “More than 80 per cent of those on HIV treatment in developing countries are on generic medicines made in India.” I hope…
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