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Compulsory licensing in pharmaceutical industry: current state of affairs and prospects

About authors

1 Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russia

2 Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia

Correspondence should be addressed: Timofey Yu. Gaydin
Ostrovityanova, 1, Moscow, 117997; ur.usm.noce@a81ytag

About paper

Author contribution: Gaydin TY analyzed the literature, conducted the study and wrote the draft of the manuscript; Rozhnova SA planned and conducted the study, analyzed the literature and wrote the draft of the manuscript

Received: 2021-02-09 Accepted: 2021-02-22 Published online: 2021-03-09
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