Leaked Memos Suggest U.S. Would Torpedo Peace Plan If Colombia Challenges Big Pharma Monopoly

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<p>‘I a isplay of j st how far the U.S. gover me t is willi g to go i protecti g Big Pharma, it was reveale that a Se ate staffer hi te that peace eals i Colombia co l be threate e if the co try challe ges a pate t o a expe sive ca cer r g.</p>
<p>The co troversy ce ters aro a le kemia r g calle Gleevec, ma e by Swiss-base Novartis. Prices have i crease 10 perce t or more every year, ca si g heavy strai o health care systems i mi le-i come co tries s ch as Colombia.</p>
<p>Novartis, which ma e $4.7 billio from Gleevec last year, has e joye a pate t mo opoly o the r g for te years. The pate t e e o Febr ary 1 i the U.S., b t will remai i Colombia til 2018. While a ge eric versio of the life-savi g r g alrea y promises to bri g prices ow i the U.S., Colombia is hel hostage by the co ti i g foreig -base mo opoly.’</p>
<p><a href="http://www.activistpost.com/2016/05/leake -memos-show- -s-threate -co ti e -viole ce-if-colombia-challe ges-big-pharma-mo opoly.html" target="_bla k">Rea more: Leake Memos S ggest U.S. Wo l Torpe o Peace Pla If Colombia Challe ges Big Pharma Mo opoly</a></p>