Joseph Lim :mastodon:<p>Access to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/genericmeds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genericmeds</span></a> is a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> issue. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BigPharma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigPharma</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/profiteering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>profiteering</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> has Australia’s generic <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/medicines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicines</span></a> in his sights. And no-one’s talking about it<br>"There is pressure for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> to emulate aspects of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> system, where <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/drugcos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drugcos</span></a> can delay generics of their <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/meds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meds</span></a> by 30 months. If US plays hardball on tis issue cld delay 🇦🇺’s access to cheaper <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/generic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>generic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/drugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>drugs</span></a>.. US <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/patent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>patent</span></a> notification system is much more favourable to e patented drug <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/companies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>companies</span></a> than Australia’s"<br><a href="https://theconversation.com/trump-has-australias-generic-medicines-in-his-sights-and-no-ones-talking-about-it-253836" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/trump-has-</span><span class="invisible">australias-generic-medicines-in-his-sights-and-no-ones-talking-about-it-253836</span></a></p>