WHO’s Expanded Essential Drugs List Includes High-Priced Anticancers & Immunomodulators
Executive Summary
The World Health Organization has published its latest list of essential medicines, with a number of expensive drugs for cancers and autoimmune disorders figuring for the first time. The organization says that all patients should have access to life-saving medicines regardless of their ability to pay, but the pharmaceutical industry says this should be done with caution to avoid undermining innovation.
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