Should drugs be patented? What do you think?
Here's the latest battle to open up drugs to people in low income countries.
The gaovernment of Thailand has
decided to break the patents on two Aids drugs and one heart drug, so it can
offer them to all Thai citizens. The BBC calls it "A bold move, which has put the country on a
collision course with the big pharmaceutical firms." Click here for the full story.
Drug companies currently have patents on drugs. The drug companies can charge high prices. They can also not make a drug and prohibit anyone else from making the drug. Ok, what do you think, should drugs be patented?
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