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0293/2025 - The bedaquiline market for drug-resistant tuberculosis treatment and the challenges for public production in Brazil
O mercado da bedaquilina para o tratamento de tuberculose resistente e os desafios para a produção pública no Brasil

Author:

• Susana Van de Ploeg - Ploeg, SV - <susanaploeg@abiaids.org.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3342-8260

Co-author(s):

• Carolinne Thays Scopel - Scopel, CT - <carol.thays@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3254-2800
• Eloan dos Santos Pinheiro - Pinheiro, ES - <eloanpinheiro@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3289-7748
• Maria Clara Pfeiffer - Pfeiffer, MC - <maria@abiaids.org.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-7899-1123


Abstract:

Tuberculosis continues to be a severe public health problem in the country, with high rates of incidence and mortality, especially among vulnerable populations. The introduction of bedaquiline into the Unified Health System (SUS) in 2021 represented a significant advance, but reveals the need for a comprehensive approach to ensure equitable access to treatment. This longitudinal case study between 2018 and 2024 analyzes the barriers that prevent the public production of bedaquiline in Brazil. The study describes the epidemiological scenario of tuberculosis and characterizes the bedaquline market, with data on drug approval, production, acquisitions and patent landscape. The study explores the barriers that prevent the public production of bedaquiline, discusses intellectual property issues and the impact of monopoly on price and access to the drug. The analysis concludes that the public production of bedaquiline is essential for the sustainability of access to drug-resistant tuberculosis treatment in Brazil, reducing costs and ensuring the availability of the drug for all patients.

Keywords:

Bedaquiline; Public Health Policy; Intellectual Property; Drug Price; Official Laboratory

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Ploeg, SV, Scopel, CT, Pinheiro, ES, Pfeiffer, MC. The bedaquiline market for drug-resistant tuberculosis treatment and the challenges for public production in Brazil. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2025/Aug). [Citado em 28/01/2026]. Está disponível em: http://www.cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/the-bedaquiline-market-for-drugresistant-tuberculosis-treatment-and-the-challenges-for-public-production-in-brazil/19769?id=19769&id=19769



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