Information on "Medicines"
April 2013
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8 Apr 2013
Drug Patents in India: Turf Battles
Author: Amitendu Palit
Publisher: Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS)
Using the Supreme Court of India's rejection of Novartis’s appeal for patenting and exclusive marketing of the cancer drug Glivec as a backdrop, this paper discusses India's intellectual property rights law and its implications for pharmaceutical inn... More on «Drug Patents in India: Turf Battles»
March 2013
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Mar 2013
State Savings with an Efficient Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit
Author: Nicole Woo, Dean Baker
Publisher: Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)
This policy brief examines the US Medicare prescription drug program suggesting the US government should adopt a similar approach to that of other developed countries i. More on «State Savings with an Efficient Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit»
January 2013
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Jan 2013
Renewing the Project Bioshield Act
Author: Robert Kadlec
Publisher: Center for a New American Security (CNAS)
This brief examines the history of Project BioShield. More on «Renewing the Project Bioshield Act» -
Jan 2013
Worlds Apart? Health-Seeking Behavior and Strategic Healthcare Planning in Sierra Leone
Author: Thea Tomison
Publisher: LSE Department of International Development (ID)
This dissertation investigates health-seeking behavior in Sierra Leone since it introduced free health care for pregnant women and children under-five. More on «Worlds Apart? Health-Seeking Behavior and Strategic Healthcare Planning in Sierra Leone» -
Jan 2013
Reducing Waste with an Efficient Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit
Author: Dean Baker
Publisher: Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR)
This paper discusses reasons why the Medicare drug benefit plan has cost considerably less than expected. More on «Reducing Waste with an Efficient Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit»
November 2012
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6 Nov 2012
Mayo v Prometheus: Implications for Patents, Biotechnology, and Personalized Medicine
Author: John R Thomas
Publisher: Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Some observers believe that Mayo v Prometheus will significantly impact research into biotechnology and personalized medicine in the United States. More on «Mayo v Prometheus: Implications for Patents, Biotechnology, and Personalized Medicine»
August 2012
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Aug 2012
Immunization Strategies: Eradicating Meningitis in Sub-Saharan Africa
Author: Sarah Cruickshank, Samantha Grills
Publisher: Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)
This policy brief provides background on the concentration of meningitis epidemics in Sub-Saharan Africa and on efforts to extend immunization coverage to all affected countries. More on «Immunization Strategies: Eradicating Meningitis in Sub-Saharan Africa»
June 2012
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Jun 2012
When Modern Science Meets Traditional Knowledge
Author: Thomas R Eimer
Publisher: Center for Transnational Relations, Foreign and Security Policy (ATASP)
In this paper, the complex interactions that are associated with the access to traditional knowledge of local biodiversity shall be regarded as a multi-level process of adaptation and resistance. More on «When Modern Science Meets Traditional Knowledge» -
Jun 2012
Priority-Setting in Health
Author: Amanda Glassman, Kalipso Chalkidou
Publisher: Center for Global Development (CGD)
The authors of this brief argue that health decisions taken by practitioners often result from ad hoc, nontransparent processes driven more by inertia and interest groups than by science, ethics, and the public interest. More on «Priority-Setting in Health» -
Jun 2012
Social Welfare, Health and Pharmaceutical Industry
Author: Ignacio Godinho Delgado
Publisher: LSE Department of International Development (ID)
This paper presents initial results of research investigating the relationship between the health system and the pharmaceutical industry in Brazil, Argentina, and the United Kingdom. More on «Social Welfare, Health and Pharmaceutical Industry»
