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Patients and patents: An international grassroots education campaign on pharmaceutical patents
Affordability of medications is a big issue for many people living with a chronic disease, like inflammatory arthritis. One of the drivers of high costs for medications is the misuse of patents by original-brand manufacturers to extend their patent and delay the competition from affordable generic and biosimilar medications.
In this episode of Arthritis at Home, ACE’s Cheryl Koehn previews the launch of an international grassroots education campaign on pharmaceutical patents, titled “Patients and patents.” Cheryl describes how the awareness raising campaign is focussed on helping patients…
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