CHEAP MEDICINES
June 1st, 2003
BY KEITH NUTHALLEUROPEAN Union ministers have approved a regulation authorising the sale of discounted HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis medicines in poor countries with little pharmaceutical production capacity, while ensuring that these cheap drugs are not re-exported back to the EU.The legislation insists on the registration of medicines that are sold cheaply to developing countries, along with their being marked with a logo that can be easily identified by customs officials seeking to prevent illegal parallel trading.Under the system, discounted medicines ...
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