European Firms Beat U.S. on Drug Access for Poor

The Dutch-based Access to Medicine Foundation ranked drugmakers in their efforts to reach people in poor countries. The ranking is based on eight main criteria, including companies' policies on increasing access, patenting, research into neglected diseases and the use of fair pricing systems. The analysis found big differences between the world's largest pharmaceutical companies in their efforts to provide millions of people in low-income countries with affordable drugs and vaccines. http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/576169