[e-drug] Police bust heads in Korea today over Glivic drug protest

[James Love <james.love@cptech.org>]

E-drug: Police bust heads in Korea today over Glivic drug protest
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There is a trade issue between the US  and Korea over the pricing of
Glivic,  drug for Leukemia.  The US opposes the issuance of a
compulsory license on the drug, and has a 1999  trade agreement with
Korea that requires Korea to price innovative products at the average
price charged in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, France,
Italy, Switzerland, and Japan.   Norvartis charges as much as $160 
per day for the drug in some countries, and patients are dying in 
Korea
because they cannot afford the high government co-payment.  This
morning the Korean police arrested protesters in Korea on this issue,
seriously injuring some protesters...  -- the photos are here:

http://www.cptech.org/ip/health/gleevec/korea-arrest.html

see also:
http://lists.essential.org/pipermail/ip-health/2003-January/004130.html
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-- 
James Love, Director, Consumer Project on Technlogy
http://www.cptech.org, mailto:james.love@cptech.org
tel. +1.202.387.8030, mobile +1.202.361.3040

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