Public Production of Medicines’ Law

From June 2011, Argentina has a public production of medicines law.

This law was unanimously passed by the Argentine´s Senate. The research and public production of medicines, vaccines, medical device and drugs for production of medicines are declared of national interest. The law considers all these as common goods.

It proposes scientific and technology development through public laboratories.

Also, it promotes the research, the development and the production of orphan medicines.

The public laboratories can sign agreements with the universities to do quality control of medicines, vaccine and medical device.