Global Classrooms 2013 Rachel Hunkler Noncommunicable diseases Also known as chronic diseases They are not contagious Ex cancer diabetes Alzheimers MS arthritis heart disease noncommunicable diseaseaccounts for more than 60 percent of deaths globally 80 in the de ID: 614973
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More on Generic Drugs
Global Classrooms 2013Rachel HunklerSlide2
Non-communicable diseases
Also known as “chronic diseases”They are not contagious!
Ex: cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer's, MS, arthritis, heart disease
“…non-communicable disease…accounts for more than 60 percent of deaths globally (80% in the developing world)”
1Big Pharma relies on profits from the sales of medicines for these diseasesBig Pharma says nations abuse the rights to issue compulsory licenses Especially middle-income nations with non-communicable diseases!
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Global Classrooms, . Global Classrooms.
World Health Organization (WHO)
. Print. Slide3
Out of 57 million global deaths in 2008, 36 million (63%) were due to non-communicable diseases. Do you think this is a problem that the UN needs to tackle??
Many developed nations have strict patent protection laws. They say that diseases such as cancer and diabetes are less than an emergency than HIV/AIDs, malaria, and TB. What do you think??
Stop and think…Slide4
Generic Drug Market
79% of the world market relies on generic drugs80% of all generic AVRs (drugs to fight HIV/AIDs) are made in India!
Top generic drug companies:
Ratiopharm
(Germany)Teva Pharmaceutical Industries (Israel)Ranbaxy (India)In 2012, many AVR patents expired and many more will expire in 2014. What does this mean for Big
Pharma
??Slide5
“Tiered Pricing”
Country
GPD per capita (in USD)
Brand-Name
Drug PriceUSA
$47, 882
$100
Argentina
$10,
994
$65
Somalia
$907$20
Tiered Pricing allows developing nations to buy directly from Big
Pharma
companies at lower prices.
Tiered Pricing reduces the need for compulsory licenses.
How does this affect low-income countries (undeveloped)??
How does this affect middle-income countries (developing)??Slide6
“Patent Pooling”
UNITAID = UN initiative dealing with the purchase of medical drugsClinton Foundation + UNITAID = “Medical Patent Pool” program
Medical Patent Pool
Generic Drug for HIV/AIDs
Generic Drug for Malaria
Generic Drug for TB
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vj0dbFgjoh4Slide7
Recent International Agreements
TRIPS Agreement in 199420-year patent period became the lawCompulsory patent licenses can be issued in times of severe emergencies
Doha Declaration in 2011
If one nation issues a compulsory license, other nations can simply buy the drugs from that nationSlide8
Up for Debate…
Is it fundamentally unfair for generic drugs to be produced at all? Is it right that smaller companies can make money of the R&D of large pharmaceutical companies? Does the fact that it makes lifesaving drugs more accessible make a difference?
Since lifesaving drugs are generally inaccessible to the world’s poor during the patent period, critics charge that major drug companies are simply profiting at the expense of the lives of the world’s poor. Given that patents make drugs less accessible, is it right to patent them at all?
Global Classrooms, . Global Classrooms.
World Health Organization (WHO). Print.