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Tuesday, 12 July 2011
Some AIDS Meds Finally Going Generic; Gilead, Mylan Lead Charge
Patients in poorer countries often have to wait a number of years until the patents expire on new drugs and can be made more cheaply by generic companies. This week however, Gilead Sciences has struck a deal with Mylan Inc. to allow four of its AIDS drugs to be made generic at an obviously cheaper cost in return for a small percentage of royalties according to the United Nations. The first of its kind deal was negotiated by the U.N. led Medicines Patent Pool, a partnership that raises money for AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria...
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