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Is the patent system to blame for health inequalities?

April 26, 2017Health inequalities patent system

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Is the patent system to blame for health inequalities?

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Not really. Most drugs in use in the rich and poor worlds alike are off-patent, and this is especially true of most of the drugs which deliver the most patient-years of health. Besides, drug-costs are often not the sole problem. Overall medical services can matter more.