STAT April 24, 2024
After months of deliberation, the Colombian government has issued a compulsory license for an HIV medicine, the first time the country has taken such a step, one that also marks a significant move in the increasingly global battle over access to medicines.
The license is designed so that tens of thousands of Colombians can obtain a lower-cost version of dolutegravir, a medicine that is manufactured and sold by ViiV Healthcare, a company that specializes in HIV treatments and is largely controlled by GSK. Dolutegravir...