In its last annual report in March 2009, the US Trade Representative's office said Thailand was within its WTO rights to approve generic drugs but called for "transparency and due process."
Major pharmaceutical firms argue that generic drugs ultimately hurt patients by depriving the companies of funding for research and development.
Former US president Bill Clinton in 2007 struck a deal with two generic drug makers in India that now provides lower-cost AIDS treatment to more than two million people in developing countries, including Thailand.
Source-AFP
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