[Pharm-policy] RE: [Ip-health] China to Make RU-486 for U.S.

[Jim Warren]

At 7:08 PM -0400 10/12/00, James Love wrote:
>On Thu, 12 Oct 2000, Horton, Linda R wrote:
>
>>  the Post article quoted from below did mention that FDA had inspected and
>>  found acceptable whatever manufacturer it is who is making RU-486
>
>    Yes.  And, if the Chinese can make RU-486 for American women, maybe
>the Thai, Indian, Brazilian, Korean or Chinese can make other medicines
>of  acceptable quality.


Sure they can!  But ONLY to the extent that they can overcome the 
global patent monopoly.

--jim