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Indian Health Officials Welcome Patent Rejections of HIV/AIDS Drugs

From Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation

September 9, 2009

Reuters examines Indian health officials' positive reaction to the recent decision by the country's patent office to reject patent applications on two "life-saving HIV/AIDS drugs." The decision, they say, will help to ensure patients living with HIV/AIDS have access to generic HIV/AIDS drugs, which cost a fraction of the price of patented drugs. The drug companies did not comment about their patents' rejection for the story (Majumdar, 9/9).

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