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European Union Proposal to Register Cheap Drugs

October 31, 2002

The European Union presented plans Wednesday to facilitate the sale of cheaper drugs to treat AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis in poor countries. Under the proposed system, drug makers would register with the European Union drugs for sale at cheap prices in poor nations. Drugs shipped at the lower prices would be identified as banned for resale in the European Union.

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Adapted from:
Wall Street Journal
10.31.02; David I. Oyama

  
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This article was provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update.
 
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