GEORGE TOWN: The Health Ministry rejects the proposal by the United States to extend the expiry date of patents of medicines in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) for the medical sector.
Deputy Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Hilmi Yahaya said the duration of the patents should be reduced to enable a particular nation to produce generic medicines.
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