The global intellectual property ecosystem for insulin and its public health implications: an observational study

Background Lack of access to insulin and poor health outcomes are issues for both low and high income countries. This has been accompanied by a shift from relatively inexpensive human insulin to its more expensive analogs, marketed by three to four main global players. Nonetheless, patent-based mark...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Warren A. Kaplan, Reed F. Beall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-12-01
Series:Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40545-016-0072-8