Posted by Oharna on Friday, February 15, 2008 at 10:46pm.
To waive patents means to allow generic competition and much lower prices before drug patents expire. The waiving of patent rights would only apply in developing countries, where tens of millions of people would otherwise die because they or their public health providers cannot afford the drugs.
The only argument I can think of is to be able to maximize their profits and better support the research budget for new and better drugs.
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