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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2017-12-01
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Series: | Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice |
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40545-016-0072-8 |