Part of those efforts include several new initiatives by the pharmaceutical companies to make HIV medications more affordable and accessible, register their medications as widely as possible, and invest further in research and development of all HIV-related medications.
Production of more affordable generic antiretroviral medications (ARVs) has greatly boosted global efforts to scale up access to these life-saving medications.
"The answer is not so much to clamp down on the unregulated sellers but to demand more affordable access to this medication in pharmacies so that no one needs to purchase pills on eBay," she added.
The European Liver Patients Association raises a number of key issues including how price reductions for HIV treatment should inspire stakeholders to find ways of making the newest hepatitis C medications more affordable.
Yet the 12-year exclusivity period means that consumers will not have more affordable options on these new medications any time soon.
Purchasing drugs over the Internet can offer significant benefits, including, as the FDA acknowledges, a "convenient, private, way to obtain needed medications, sometimes at more affordable prices".
GOING GENERIC In another move to steer employees toward lower-cost health care, many employers will increase the co-payment on brand-name medications, while making generics more affordable.
Consumer and Carer_1209 (Group 15; Northern Rivers) Participants wanted more affordable treatment options, including free or low cost medication, health professional consultations and private health insurance.
This result may reflect a more heterogeneous private sector in 2006 with respect to 2000, including greater availability of cheaper medications and consultations that are more affordable to a greater proportion of the population [ 42].
But members of both parties say they want to make drugs more affordable, so the debate may focus initially on proposals to increase access to generic medications and drug products imported from Canada.
