Access to Medicines Program
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The Access to Medicines Program is a Public Citizen initiative that advocates for affordable, equitable access to essential medicines worldwide by challenging high drug prices and restrictive pharmaceutical policies.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
advocacy program
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health policy initiative ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
affordable medicines
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conditions on public funding to ensure affordable access ⓘ equitable access to essential medicines ⓘ expanded use of TRIPS flexibilities for public health ⓘ strong government negotiation of drug prices ⓘ strong public health safeguards in trade agreements ⓘ |
| affiliatedWith | Public Citizen Health Research Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
ensure that publicly funded research leads to affordable products
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increase transparency in drug pricing and R&D costs ⓘ promote generic and biosimilar competition ⓘ reduce barriers to access to essential medicines ⓘ |
| areaOfWork |
access to medicines
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drug pricing ⓘ global health ⓘ pharmaceutical policy ⓘ |
| benefits |
patients
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public health systems ⓘ |
| countryOfOperation |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| focusesOn |
biologic and biosimilar competition
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generic competition ⓘ high drug prices ⓘ intellectual property and medicines ⓘ pharmaceutical transparency ⓘ public funding of medical research ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| mission |
to challenge high drug prices and restrictive pharmaceutical policies
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to promote affordable access to essential medicines worldwide ⓘ |
| nonProfitStatus | nonprofit initiative ⓘ |
| opposes |
excessive pharmaceutical monopolies
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patent evergreening ⓘ trade rules that restrict access to generic medicines ⓘ |
| parentOrganizationType | consumer advocacy organization ⓘ |
| partOf | Public Citizen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scaleOfActivity | global ⓘ |
| topic |
TRIPS and trade-related intellectual property rules
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essential medicines ⓘ global health equity ⓘ medicine pricing regulation ⓘ pharmaceutical patents ⓘ |
| usesStrategy |
coalition building
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legal and regulatory interventions ⓘ policy advocacy ⓘ public education ⓘ research and publication of policy analyses ⓘ |
| website | https://www.citizen.org ⓘ |
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