Effect of free trade agreements on pharmaceutical market competition: The case of the 2009 US-Peru free trade agreement and its implementation as national drug policy

Effect of free trade agreements on pharmaceutical market competition: The case of the 2009 US-Peru free trade agreement and its implementation as national drug policy

Free Trade Agreements (FTA) are controversial for threatening essential aspects of health, especially access to affordable medicines. The US-Peru FTA required changes in the Peruvian pharmaceutical legislation that resulted in the implementation of the National Drug Policy (NDP) of 2009. The NDP inc...

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Main Authors: Lita Araujo, Enrique Seoane-Vazquez, Michael Montagne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-12-01
Series:Health Policy Open
Subjects:
Medicine regulations
Policy evaluation
Policy implementation
Trade agreement
National drug policy
Health care policy Peru
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590229621000101

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