Bridging the global health equity gap: the impact of local biological manufacturing on patient access in Iran

Introduction/Study Objectives: Biological therapies have revolutionized the treatment of cancers, autoimmune, and metabolic diseases. However, access to these life-saving treatments remains severely limited in low- and middle-income countries due to high costs and infrastructure deficits. This study evaluates the impact of local manufacturing of biosimilars and complex biologicals on patient access in Iran, a lower-middle-income […]


Patent expiry and costs for anti­cancer medicines for clinical use

Author byline as per print journal: Brian Godman, BSc, PhD; Claudia Wild, PhD; Alan Haycox, PhD Abstract: Venkatesan S et al. have researched patent rights and pricing for (non-)tyrosine kinase inhibitors. It is not clear why the patent rights are so long and why prices of (non-)tyrosine kinase inhibitors can be high. These issues are discussed. […]