The writer is director-general of the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers and Associations
In 1998, 39 pharmaceutical companies sued Nelson Mandela’s South African government to stop legislation that allowed pharmacists to substitute generic HIV/Aids drugs for brand-name ones.
It was one of the dumbest things the industry ever did. What started as a legal battle became a human disaster, and a public relations debacle. Critics accused drug companies of valuing patents and profits more than patients’ lives.
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