title: Thailand: government issues compulsory licences for HIV/AIDS drugs.
abstract: In January 2007, the government of Thailand issued compulsory licences for two medicines in an effort to lower prices on drugs for treatment of heart disease and HIV/AIDS. The drugs in question are Plavix, a blood thinner for heart disease, and the HIV/AIDS drug Kaletra. A compulsory licence had previously been issued for Efavirenz, another HIV/AIDS drug, in November 2006.
authors: Liisa
authors: L
authors: Seim
mesh_terms: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents; D017277:Drug Approval / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D008004:Licensure / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D013785:Thailand
chemical_list: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents