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WTO Solution on Generic Drugs Sought by Thailand

by Rajshri on March 09, 2010 at 7:46 PM Drug News

Hope that there would be a WTO solution on the production of low-cost generic drugs, was voiced by a senior Thai official on Monday. This is an issue that has stirred friction with Western companies.

WTO Solution on Generic Drugs Sought by Thailand

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A military-backed government in 2006 suspended patent protections for expensive cutting-edge treatments for AIDS, cancer and heart disease, giving Thais access to cheap copycat versions.

Activists against AIDS and poverty hailed Thailand as a global leader, but the kingdom has faced heavy pressure and threats of legal action from Western pharmaceutical firms.

Trade Representative Kiat Sittheeamorn told the American Chamber of Commerce in Thailand that the government was in talks with all sides and hoped for an eventual solution under the World Trade Organization.

"What we would like to see is US engagement with the WTO in order to come up with a multilateral regime that is good for all," Kiat said in remarks videocast in Washington.

"It is a very sensitive issue, but we also recognize that we don't want to violate any patent rights," he said.

"I think the final goal for all is to be able to have affordable drugs for all the Thai people while recognizing the ownership rights" of patent holders, he said.

Campaigners voiced outrage last year when they said they obtained a letter showing Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva's government would not license more generic drugs as the issue was holding up free trade talks with the United States.

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