24 August 2017Asia

Pfizer pneumonia patent approved in blow to MSF

The Indian Patent Office has approved pharmaceutical company Pfizer’s application to patent its Prevenar 13 (pneumococcal 7-valent conjugate) drug, despite claims by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) that it is too obvious.

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