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Drugs give HIV patients longer lives in victory for anti-patent activists.
2004 AUG 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- A few years ago, HIV was like a death sentence for tens of thousands of Thais who couldn't afford expensive imported drugs. Then came hope, in the shape of a one-pill generic drug cocktail.
When the Thai Government Pharmaceutical Organization started producing the three-drug pill in March 2002, monthly treatment for one person plummeted to $30 from $500-$750.
Thailand is one of the few countries making generic anti-AIDS drugs after overcoming challenges by European and U.S. pharmaceutical giants in a global patent fight that raised the question: What is more important - trade rules or people's lives?
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Source: HighBeam Research, Drugs give HIV patients longer lives in victory for anti-patent...
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