India rejects patent bid for drug-resistant TB treatment
India has turned down a patent application for a treatment for drug-resistant tuberculosis. Civil society groups have asked the US-based Global Alliance for TB Drug Development to withdraw related patent claims in other countries.
ContextContext: Patents give companies exclusive rights to sell a drug, which can keep prices high, so decisions like this affect how cheaply TB medicines reach patients.
Read at The Hindu: Sci-Tech
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