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Developing Nations and the Compulsory License: Maximizing Access to Essential Medicines While Minimizing Investment Side Effects
Article first published online: 3 JUN 2009
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-720X.2009.00366.x
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Bird, R. C. (2009), Developing Nations and the Compulsory License: Maximizing Access to Essential Medicines While Minimizing Investment Side Effects. The Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics, 37: 209–221. doi: 10.1111/j.1748-720X.2009.00366.x
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- Issue published online: 3 JUN 2009
- Article first published online: 3 JUN 2009
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This manuscript addresses how developing countries can maximize access to essential medicines and minimize unwanted side-effects within the legal environment of a compulsory license regime. While compulsory licensing can play a role in improving public health, external social and political conditions must be considered in order to make licensing an effective practice.