In the industry's view, such control would stifle the innovation needed to develop life-saving drugs.
India imports about $180 million in life-saving drugs and vaccines every year.
They pay cash - full price - and can't always afford life-saving drugs.
Every day Americans die because they can't afford life-saving drugs.
"Every day we delay, Americans die because they cannot afford life-saving drugs," he said.
I am angry because life-saving drugs are unavailable to those who need them most.
Yet there's a massive obstacle to wider use of this life-saving drug - its extraordinary cost.
In addition, increasing numbers of innovative and life-saving drugs are falsified.
Most Americans, I believe, would support greater access to life-saving generic drugs.
Many more life-saving drugs are waiting to be made from rainforest species.
