Distributive Justice and Generic Drugs

Distributive Justice and Generic Drugs

Introduction

Ethics and morals govern that everyone should have an equal opportunity to benefit from a healthcare system. The chance of them benefitting, the quality of the benefit or the length of lifetime left to enjoy the benefit should not affect the allocation of resources. Considerations of distributive justice in health and healthcare are important because being healthy is a prerequisite for full or equal participation in a whole range of social activities, from employment to politics.

Within healthcare, considerations of distributive justice are especially important in the context of priority setting or rationing of ...