Tag: world health organization
July 3, 2023
Intellectual Property | Patent
Intellectual Property | Patent
When medicines are out of reach: Managed Access Program...
Before a new drug, biologic or medical device is approved and authorized for market launch, it has to undergo a long and complex process involving extensive testing and clinical trials to ensure its safety and efficacy. However, for patients who have exhausted all other options, sometimes an unapproved or pre-approved or investigational drug could be the only hope. ......
May 1, 2020
Intellectual Property | Patent
Intellectual Property | Patent
Overcoming Pandemic Profiteering in Times of Crisis
Today, as the global scientific and research community doubles down on finding a potential drug or vaccine against the novel Coronavirus, the obvious question that arises is of access to affordable drugs and medical equipment. With the high investment required in drug discovery and pharmaceutical research generally, the debate naturally turns to the returns on such investment in times of a public health crisis as the one being faced today. This note seeks to understand if intellectual property (IP) protection will be a barrier to affordable drugs....