{"id":17087,"date":"2026-03-11T00:05:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T07:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arthritisbroadcastnetwork.org\/?p=17087"},"modified":"2026-03-11T15:48:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T22:48:52","slug":"patients-and-patents-campaign-partners-launch-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arthritisbroadcastnetwork.org\/?p=17087","title":{"rendered":"\u201cPatients and patents\u201d campaign partners launch website"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"vce-row-container\" data-vce-boxed-width=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-row--col-gap-30 vce-row-equal-height vce-row-content--top\" id=\"el-5fef87a9\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-5fef87a9\"><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-auto vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-f99b3865\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-f99b3865\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-f99b3865\"><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-1f0176b6\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-1f0176b6\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/patientsandpatents.info\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17091 size-large aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/arthritisbroadcastnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ABNBlogPandP-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"843\" height=\"474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/arthritisbroadcastnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ABNBlogPandP-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/arthritisbroadcastnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ABNBlogPandP-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/arthritisbroadcastnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ABNBlogPandP-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/arthritisbroadcastnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ABNBlogPandP-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/arthritisbroadcastnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ABNBlogPandP-320x180.png 320w, https:\/\/arthritisbroadcastnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ABNBlogPandP-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/arthritisbroadcastnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ABNBlogPandP-800x450.png 800w, https:\/\/arthritisbroadcastnetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ABNBlogPandP.png 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 843px) 100vw, 843px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Prescription drug prices continue to rise around the world, putting essential medications out of reach for too many people living with chronic diseases. Arthritis Consumer Experts recently launched the <strong>Patients and patents<\/strong>&nbsp;campaign website as part of a new global, patient-led initiative designed to help patients better understand how pharmaceutical patents affect access to affordable medications.<\/p>\n<p>Visit the website here:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/patientsandpatents.info\/\">https:\/\/patientsandpatents.info\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Why this matters to people living with chronic diseases<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pharmaceutical patents are meant to reward innovation. But when patent strategies delay competition from more affordable options such as generics and biosimilars, patients and healthcare systems feel the impact.<\/p>\n<p>The&nbsp;<strong>Patients and patents<\/strong>&nbsp;website provides clear, plain-language information about:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How pharmaceutical patents work<\/li>\n<li>Why lower-cost alternatives may be delayed<\/li>\n<li>What these delays mean for patients and public drug plans<\/li>\n<li>How patent rules differ across countries<\/li>\n<li>What patients and organizations can do to raise awareness<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You\u2019ll also find a Questions &amp; Answers section, a glossary of key terms, curated news and videos, and an Advocacy Toolkit with practical resources that can be shared within your community.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A global patient-led effort<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The campaign is led by patient organizations in Canada, the United States, and Australia, and is expanding to include additional patient groups who share a commitment to improving equitable access to medicines.<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on the launch of the campaign website, Cheryl Koehn, President, Arthritis Consumer Experts, said: \u201cPatients deserve transparency and a stronger voice in conversations about medication affordability and patent policy. Our campaign aims to help ensure that patients understand how patent rules affect access to treatment and work toward solutions that protect both innovation and affordability.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prescription drug prices continue to rise around the world, putting essential medications out of reach for too many people living with chronic diseases. 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