Obama: TPPA protects access to low-priced generic meds

comments     Alyaa Alhadjri     Published     Updated

United States President Barack Obama said the cost of drugs is expected to fall over time in many countries with the removal of trade barriers.

He said although the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement protects pharmaceutical companies' intellectual rights, it also protects access to low-priced generic medicine for the low income.

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