The patent system and the quest for affordable medicines

College

Ramon V. Del Rosario College of Business

Department/Unit

Commercial Law

Document Type

Article

Source Title

DLSU Business and Economics Review

Volume

18

Issue

1

First Page

63

Last Page

72

Publication Date

1-1-2008

Abstract

This study examined how the patent system in the Philippines - as embodied by the Intellectual Property Code - affects the public's access to affordable medicines. It discussed the issue of patent protection vs. public health in the context of the Philippine pharmaceutical industry. The study discovered that Filipino-owned pharmaceutical companies find it difficult to compete with multinational corporations, and that this factor has raised the prices of medicines in the Philippines. The study then proposed solutions to the problem, which include the promotion of off-patent drugs and the amendment of the Intellectual Property Code. © 2008 De La Salle University, Philippines.

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Digitial Object Identifier (DOI)

10.3860/ber.v18i1.698

Disciplines

Commercial Law

Keywords

Patent medicines--Philippines; Patent medicines—Law and legislation--Philippines; Drugs—Prices--Philippines; Public health--Philippines

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