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  1. 1. Pharmaceutical Patents, Right to Health and Access to Essential Medicines: A Human Rights Critique

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Ines Lasic; [2013]
    Keywords : human rights; intellectual property; pharmaceutical patens; TRIPS; right to health; access to essential medicines; developing countries; neglected diseases; counterfeited drugs; compulsory licences; generic medicines; Health Impact Fund; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Until recently, the areas of patent law and human rights law were treated separately. The tensions between pharmaceutical patents and the human right to health could be felt already in the 1980s, when the HIV/AIDS pandemic broke out and the pharmaceutical company that discovered a drug which could be used to treat this disease decided to patent it and set the price so high, that it was impossible for most people living in poor countries, where the disease was most prevalent, to access them. READ MORE

  2. 2. Assessing Adoption of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) toTrack Counterfeit Drugs in a Supply Chain : The Case of Kama Pharmaceutical Company, Ghana

    University essay from

    Author : Philip Osei Asuming; Kofi Ansah Asare; [2011]
    Keywords : Social Behaviour Law; Counterfeit drugs; Supply Chain; Tracking; Radio Frequency Identification; RFID; Samhälls-; beteendevetenskap; juridik;

    Abstract : The use of technology in business process is gaining much attention, and many businesses today rely on technology as an important part of an efficient and effective way of meeting customers’ satisfaction. This study deals with the adoption of a proper and electronic means of tracking counterfeit drugs in the supply chain (distribution network) through the use of RFID technology. READ MORE

  3. 3. Counterfeiting and Parallel Trade of Pharmaceuticals - Free movement of goods versus consumer protection

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate Business School

    Author : Elisabeth Norling; Paulina Rautio; [2007-07-19T15:26:31Z]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The occurrence of counterfeit medicines is a constantly growing problem, which poses a serious threat to human lives. It could also potentially lead to extensive economic implications for affected companies and countries in Europe. READ MORE