Drug Prices Soar by 50%, a Public Interest Move?
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Drug Prices Soar by 50%, a Public Interest Move?

The Hindu  

The government has increased the ceiling prices of eight drugs by 50%. This decision is made in the context of extraordinary circumstances and public interest. The affected drugs are essential for public health and are used in various healthcare programs. The decision is expected to ensure continued availability of these drugs at affordable prices.

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Hyderabad hospital sells medicines to patient at exorbitant prices: DCA
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Hyderabad hospital sells medicines to patient at exorbitant prices: DCA

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana Drugs Control Administration conducted a raid on Hyderabad Multispeciality Hospital in Judges Colony, Malakpet and detected the sale of medicines to patients at exorbitant prices exceeding the prices indicated on the labels. Sales bills of drugs sold at higher prices were seized, and a case was registered against the hospital under the Essential Commodities Act- 1955, read …

Telangana: DCA raids a unit, seizes overpriced drugs
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Telangana: DCA raids a unit, seizes overpriced drugs

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: During a raid on Medzine Life Sciences in ALEAL Industrial Estate in Malkajgiri district, the Drugs Control Administration, Telangana, seized the overpriced antibiotic Mupirocin ointment on Wednesday. The ceiling price fixed by the central government for the product is Rs 20.29 per 1 gm ointment and Rs 101.45 per 5gm tube. The firm was selling a 5 gm tube …

Manickam Tagore's Letter to PM Modi on Price Hike of Essential Medicines
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Manickam Tagore's Letter to PM Modi on Price Hike of Essential Medicines

The Hindu  

Manickam Tagore, a Congress MP, has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking a detailed explanation behind the recent price hike announced by the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA). He expressed concerns about the significant increase in prices of essential medicines and proposed the establishment of an independent review committee to assess its impact on patients and healthcare providers.

In a first, Medicare has set prices for 10 drugs, saving billions
4 months, 1 week ago

In a first, Medicare has set prices for 10 drugs, saving billions

Politico  

This marks the first time Biden and Harris have rallied together in public since the president dropped his bid for a second term, and offers a chance for Harris to tout one of the administration’s signature domestic achievements. Asked whether it’s fair to compare the negotiated prices to individual drugs’ list prices, which don’t take into account rebates, Dr. Meena …

Court’s nudge on hospital charges, a reform opportunity
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Court’s nudge on hospital charges, a reform opportunity

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court of India, while hearing a Public Interest Litigation in February this year, directed the central government to find ways to regulate the rates of hospital procedures in the private sector. The Court ruled the Central Government Health Scheme rates as an interim measure if the government failed to find ways to regulate rates. Limited data The Pradhan …

DCA Conducts Raids, Seizes Overpriced Drugs
8 months, 2 weeks ago

DCA Conducts Raids, Seizes Overpriced Drugs

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: State Drugs Control Administration officials conducted raids on various medical shops in Komaram Bheem Asifabad district and seized overpriced antifungal medicines that were being sold at a higher price than MRP in the market. During the raids the DCA seized ‘ITRAHET-200 capsules’ manufactured by ‘Hetero Healthcare Ltd.’ Hetero Healthcare Ltd. overpriced the product and charged an excess of Rs …

DCA seizes antifungal medicine for price violations by manufacturer
8 months, 2 weeks ago

DCA seizes antifungal medicine for price violations by manufacturer

The Hindu  

Telangana Drug Control Administration officials have seized ‘ITRAHET-200 Capsules’ manufactured by Hetero Healthcare Limited for selling the medicine above the price ceiling set by the Central Government. The antifungal medicine falls under the price control regulations of the Drugs Order of 2013 and has a ‘ceiling price’ determined by the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority, Government of India. According to the …

NPPA revises ceiling prices of over 800 scheduled drug formulations from April 1
8 months, 3 weeks ago

NPPA revises ceiling prices of over 800 scheduled drug formulations from April 1

The Hindu  

Cost of antibiotics and painkillers have registered a marginal hike in cost starting April 1 with the drug price regulator National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority’s latest notification allowing price hike for select medicines by 0.00551%. The Department of Pharmaceuticals has now issued its annual list of revised ceiling prices for 923 scheduled drug formulations and revised retail prices of 65 formulations …

Thorny clause in ripening India-European Free Trade Association deal may hit generic drug industry
10 months, 1 week ago

Thorny clause in ripening India-European Free Trade Association deal may hit generic drug industry

The Hindu  

A clause in a draft free trade agreement text being negotiated between India and the European Free Trade Association — Switzerland, Iceland, Lichtenstein and Norway — could delay access to affordable, generic versions of patented drugs in India by a minimum of six years, according to documents viewed by The Hindu. A leaked draft of the Trade and Economic Partnership …

Pakistan: Karachi witnessed severe shortage of life-saving drugs
1 year ago

Pakistan: Karachi witnessed severe shortage of life-saving drugs

Live Mint  

In Pakistan, Karachi is currently facing a severe shortage of essential medicines including life-saving drugs, vaccines, insulting for diabetes management, epilepsy drugs, and others, according to a report published by ARY News. The crackdown revealed that Heparin injections, medications for tuberculosis, epilepsy, cancer, and life-saving drugs were being illicitly sold at prices exceeding the officially sanctioned rates, ARY News reported. …

Column: Big drug makers are whining about having to negotiate with Medicare, but they can’t afford not to
1 year, 2 months ago

Column: Big drug makers are whining about having to negotiate with Medicare, but they can’t afford not to

LA Times  

Medicare is finally allowed to negotiate prescription drug prices with drug companies. Given the pharmaceutical industry’s conviction that the government’s Medicare drug negotiation program will “deal a fatal blow” to its innovative research, “coerce” it into sacrificing its rightful profits, kill innocent patients and was also unconstitutional, naturally the companies would decline to participate. Knowing that Medicare can’t walk away …

Government to tell Supreme Court how essential drugs prices are decided
1 year, 3 months ago

Government to tell Supreme Court how essential drugs prices are decided

The Hindu  

September 14, 2023 11:11 am | Updated 11:25 pm IST - NEW DELHI The Centre has agreed to place on record in the Supreme Court its mechanism for controlling the price of life-saving and essential drugs. Under the Drugs Order of 2013, the work of revising the applicable ceiling price of notified drugs was initiated by the National Pharmaceutical Pricing …

NPPA brings 44 more essential drugs under price cap
1 year, 3 months ago

NPPA brings 44 more essential drugs under price cap

Live Mint  

The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority has brought 44 new drugs under price control. The retail price for paroxetine controlled release and clonazepam, a combination drug used for treating mood swings and anxiety, has been fixed at ₹14.53 per capsule. The retail price of metformin and sitagliptin combination, used to treat high blood sugar levels caused by type 2 diabetes, has …

Generic drug rule: Doctors ask government to bring down cost of branded medicines
1 year, 4 months ago

Generic drug rule: Doctors ask government to bring down cost of branded medicines

India Today  

Indian Medical Association, who have been protesting against the newly notified regulations by the National Medical Commission, urged the central government to intervene and reduce the cost of branded medicines, instead of mandating the prescription of generic medicines. The National Medical Commission's Registered Medical Practitioner Regulations, 2023, have made the prescription of generic drugs mandatory for doctors, along with other …

Opinion: Here’s Big Pharma’s playbook to bankrupt Americans who can’t afford medications
1 year, 4 months ago

Opinion: Here’s Big Pharma’s playbook to bankrupt Americans who can’t afford medications

LA Times  

America’s pharmaceutical giants are now suing to block the federal government’s first effort at drug price regulation. Last year’s Inflation Reduction Act included what on its face seems a modest proposal: The federal government would for the first time be empowered to negotiate prices Medicare pays for drugs — but only for 10 very expensive medicines beginning in 2026. Those …

Why does India have a substandard drugs problem? | In Focus podcast
1 year, 4 months ago

Why does India have a substandard drugs problem? | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

Last month, the Lok Sabha passed a Bill that was aimed at improving the ease of doing business in India. This Jan Vishwas Bill, passed by the Rajya Sabha, this month brought in amendments to 42 different laws, including amendments to two sections of The Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940. The quality of drugs in India, has already been under …

Explained | Why does India not have a law to recall bad drugs from the market?
1 year, 7 months ago

Explained | Why does India not have a law to recall bad drugs from the market?

The Hindu  

In a rare occurrence, on April 25, Abbot, a multinational pharmaceutical company, published a public notice in newspapers alerting people about a mislabelled batch of medicine that it had inadvertently shipped to the market. While such recalls take place regularly in the U.S., including by Indian companies, we have never witnessed domestic or foreign pharmaceutical companies recall substandard or mislabelled …

Safety concerns over e-pharma put Centre in a spot
1 year, 7 months ago

Safety concerns over e-pharma put Centre in a spot

The Hindu  

Central Health Ministry sources say that they are in no mood to give the e-pharma platforms a “free run’’, calling the move far too dangerous. Unlimited accessibility to medicines through e-pharmacy, sale of sub-standard, habit-forming medicines, profiling of patients and buyers, and illegal data collection are the main concerns,’’ said the source, adding that this dynamic industry must be handled …

Cost of 651 Essential Medicines Down 7 Pc from April as Govt Caps Ceiling Prices
1 year, 8 months ago

Cost of 651 Essential Medicines Down 7 Pc from April as Govt Caps Ceiling Prices

News 18  

Cost of 651 essential medicines has come down by an average of 6.73 per cent from April with the government capping ceiling prices of a majority of the scheduled drugs, NPPA said on Monday. In a tweet, the national drug price regulator said the government has been able to fix the ceiling prices of 651 medicines so far out of …

Prices of drugs to be revised from today
1 year, 8 months ago

Prices of drugs to be revised from today

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Prices of scheduled and non-scheduled drugs are likely to be revised by the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority based on wholesale price index from April 1. NPPA carries out a revision of prices of both scheduled and non-scheduled drugs at the start of every financial year based on wholesale price index, effective from April 1. All such medicines fall under …

Morning Digest — March 29, 2023
1 year, 8 months ago

Morning Digest — March 29, 2023

The Hindu  

Prices of essential medicines set to see a hike from April 1 Prices of 384 essential drugs and over 1,000 formulations are set to see a hike of over 11%, due to a sharp rise in the Wholesale Price Index. Congress mulls motion against Lok Sabha Speaker for ‘bias’ The Lok Sabha failed to function on March 28 as Opposition …

Essential medicines to become costlier as drug companies allowed price hike
1 year, 8 months ago

Essential medicines to become costlier as drug companies allowed price hike

India TV News  

Medicine price hike news: Starting in April, consumers in India will face higher prices for essential medicines, including painkillers, anti-infectives, cardiac drugs, and antibiotics. For the second consecutive year, the increase in prices of essential medicines is higher than the limit allowed for non-scheduled drugs. Scheduled drugs are part of the national list of essential medicines, with their prices regulated …

Medicine prices to go up by 12%, will it change the way we buy drugs
1 year, 8 months ago

Medicine prices to go up by 12%, will it change the way we buy drugs

India Today  

Amid the increase in prices of almost everything, there is some more bad news for consumers. "But people in other areas, depending on their purchasing power and budget, do ask chemists if there are cheaper variants of the medicines prescribed," says Kamal Jain. "People do come and ask for alternative medicines which we do prescribe to them, a compound drug …

Karnataka High Court Dismisses Appeal Against 30% Cap On Trade Margin Of 42 Anti-Cancer Drugs
1 year, 8 months ago

Karnataka High Court Dismisses Appeal Against 30% Cap On Trade Margin Of 42 Anti-Cancer Drugs

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court on Monday dismissed an appeal filed challenging a single judge bench order dated November 30, 2022, which had upheld a 2019 order issued by the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers imposing a cap of 30% on trade margin of 42 anti-Cancer Drugs. A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna last year while dismissing the petition …

Column: Biden says he wants to bring down drug prices. His actions tell a different story
1 year, 9 months ago

Column: Biden says he wants to bring down drug prices. His actions tell a different story

LA Times  

President Biden meets with National Institutes of Health scientists Barney Graham, left, and Kizzmekia Corbett as they work on technology that contributed to Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine in 2021. — Xtandi users’ petition for government price cut The drug is marketed in the U.S. by Pfizer and the Japanese drug company Astellas for $189,800 a year. The action by HHS is …

NPPA Fixes Retail Prices Of 74 Medicine Formulations; BP, Diabetes Drugs Also See Rate Fixing
1 year, 9 months ago

NPPA Fixes Retail Prices Of 74 Medicine Formulations; BP, Diabetes Drugs Also See Rate Fixing

News 18  

The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority on Monday said it has fixed the retail prices of 74 formulations, including medications to treat high blood pressure and diabetes. “The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority has fixed the prices under the Drugs Order, 2013, based on the decision of the 109th authority meeting held on February 21, 2023,” according to a notification issued by …

How are drug prices regulated in India? | In Focus podcast
1 year, 11 months ago

How are drug prices regulated in India? | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

In mid-December, a government department told the Kerala High Court that Ribociclib, a drug prescribed for a type of breast cancer, did not meet the conditions necessary to issue a compulsory licence. Drug prices have evoked national interest following the COVID-19 pandemic, which saw widespread reporting of desperate patients turning to the black market for drugs and devices. How are …

The need to make cancer drugs affordable
2 years ago

The need to make cancer drugs affordable

The Hindu  

The subject of the spiralling costs of cancer medicines and their implications that have frequently been highlighted the world over were dwelled on in a recent report by the Rajya Sabha’s Standing Committee on Health. In its explanation of this dismal situation, a World Health Organization report on the pricing of cancer medicines and its impacts had stated that the …

'Rich & Poor Should Be Able To Afford Cancer Treatment Alike': Karnataka HC Upholds 30% Cap On Trade Margin Of 42 Anti-Cancer Drugs
2 years ago

'Rich & Poor Should Be Able To Afford Cancer Treatment Alike': Karnataka HC Upholds 30% Cap On Trade Margin Of 42 Anti-Cancer Drugs

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has upheld a 2019 order issued by the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilisers imposing a cap of 30% on trade margin of 42 anti-Cancer Drugs. A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna dismissed the petition filed by Healthcare Global Enterprises Ltd. and said, "Cancer patients in India incur heavy expenditure and cancer drugs need to …

Govt's Revised List of Essential Medicines is a Mixed Bag With More Misses, Fewer Hits - News18
2 years, 3 months ago

Govt's Revised List of Essential Medicines is a Mixed Bag With More Misses, Fewer Hits - News18

News 18  

Last week began with a significant announcement by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. While the newly released list has many positives and brings multiple new drugs such as anti-diabetic, anti-cancer and anti-TB under price control, glaring gaps still remain. While the drug has recently expired its patent, it still costs Rs 38 per tablet for MSD’s Januvia brand …

Price Cut on Critical Medicines Soon as Health Minister Calls Meeting with Pharma Lobbies
2 years, 5 months ago

Price Cut on Critical Medicines Soon as Health Minister Calls Meeting with Pharma Lobbies

News 18  

The price cut on several critical medicines may happen soon as health minister Mansukh Mandaviya is expected to meet top manufacturers and pharma lobbies to finalise the list of drugs set to go under trade margin rationalisation, News18 has learnt. “The minister is slated to meet the industry on July 26 on the subject of trade margin rationalisation on non-scheduled …

Modi government to slash prices of critical drugs fixing trade margin
2 years, 5 months ago

Modi government to slash prices of critical drugs fixing trade margin

Firstpost  

The trade margin will be rationalised in a phased manner as it enables better execution and gives time to the industry to accommodate changes, said a source By fixing trade margins, the Narendra Modi government is planning to bring down the prices of critical drugs, News18.com has learnt. Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya had said in the Lok Sabha that …

Govt Plans to Slash Critical Drugs' Prices for Diabetes, Heart & Kidney Diseases by Fixing Trade Margin
2 years, 5 months ago

Govt Plans to Slash Critical Drugs' Prices for Diabetes, Heart & Kidney Diseases by Fixing Trade Margin

News 18  

By fixing trade margins, the Narendra Modi government is planning to bring down the prices of critical drugs, News18.com has learnt. Similarly, this time, we will announce the slashing of the trade margins of a particular category of drugs such as anti-diabetic or for kidney diseases,” said the source. At least 2.97% of the medicines in the Rs 50-100 per …

NPPA Fixes Retail Prices of 84 Drug Formulations
2 years, 5 months ago

NPPA Fixes Retail Prices of 84 Drug Formulations

News 18  

Drug pricing regulator NPPA has fixed the retail prices for 84 drug formulations, including those used for treatment of diabetes, headache and high blood pressure. The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority has also fixed the prices of formulations indicated to reduce increased cholesterol and triglycerides levels, among others. In exercise of the powers conferred by the Drugs Order, 2013, the NPPA …

A Rs-100 Med Tablet Gives Traders Profit Margin of Over 1000%, Shows Drug Price Watchdog’s Analysis
2 years, 7 months ago

A Rs-100 Med Tablet Gives Traders Profit Margin of Over 1000%, Shows Drug Price Watchdog’s Analysis

News 18  

The costliest medicines have the highest trade margins, especially the ones where the price per tablet is above Rs 100, shows the analysis by drug price watchdog National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority. While non-scheduled medicines do not fall under the price control mechanism of the government, the trade margin rationalisation is a mode of price regulation by way of capping trade …

Panacea or Pain for Pharma? Drug Price Watchdog to Meet Today on Reducing Prices of Key Medicines
2 years, 7 months ago

Panacea or Pain for Pharma? Drug Price Watchdog to Meet Today on Reducing Prices of Key Medicines

News 18  

With an eye on reducing the prices of critical medicines in the coming months, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority will hold a meeting with big pharma companies on Friday, News18 has learnt. While non-scheduled medicines do not fall under the price control mechanism of the government, the TMR is a mode of price regulation by way of capping trade margins …

Kolkata Doctor Protests Price Rise of Drugs, Stresses Why It Is A Bitter Pill for Patients with Chronic Illness
2 years, 8 months ago

Kolkata Doctor Protests Price Rise of Drugs, Stresses Why It Is A Bitter Pill for Patients with Chronic Illness

News 18  

A doctor from Kolkata has started a protest over rising prices of medicines, especially for patients suffering from chronic diseases. Associate professor at IPGMER and SSKM Hospital Dr Yogiraj Roy, also DM in infectious disease has written a letter to medical representatives of West Bengal over rising prices, and warned of unaffordable modern medicine practices. Most of the patients cannot …

NPPA fixes retail prices of 15 drug formulations
2 years, 8 months ago

NPPA fixes retail prices of 15 drug formulations

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority on Tuesday said it has capped retail prices for 15 formulations used to treat various diseases, including diabetes. "NPPA has fixed retail prices of 15 formulations under Drugs Order, 2013 based on the decision of 96th Authority meeting dated March 24," the regulator said in its order. NPPA has also fixed retail price …

NPPA Fixes Retail Price of 15 Key Formulations Including Diabetes Drugs
2 years, 8 months ago

NPPA Fixes Retail Price of 15 Key Formulations Including Diabetes Drugs

News 18  

The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority has fixed the retail price of 15 key drug formulations for diseases, including diabetes, after it held a meeting in March. “NPPA has fixed retail prices of 15 formulations under Drugs Order, 2013 based on the decision of 96th Authority meeting dated March 24,” the regulator said in its order. The NPPA has also fixed …

Paracetamol, Insulin Injections, 800 Essential Medicines to Get Costlier from this Month
2 years, 8 months ago

Paracetamol, Insulin Injections, 800 Essential Medicines to Get Costlier from this Month

News 18  

After the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority stating that the annual change in Wholesale Price Index works out as 10.76 per cent, the prices of about 800 essential medicines such as paracetamol, azithromycin and ciprofloxacin hydrochloride are likely to see a sharp rise. In a tweet, the NPPA had said, “To make it possible for every Indian to afford medical treatment …

Your Crocin, condoms and other drugs will get costlier from 1 April: Here's why
2 years, 8 months ago

Your Crocin, condoms and other drugs will get costlier from 1 April: Here's why

Firstpost  

The national drug pricing body recently announced an annual change of 10.76 per cent in the Wholesale Price Index for over 800 scheduled drugs and medical devices. Last Friday, India’s drug pricing authority allowed a price hike of 10.7 per cent for scheduled drugs, which are under price control. Bitter pill of hiked prices In an order dated 25 March, …

Prices of about 800 essential drugs to go up
2 years, 8 months ago

Prices of about 800 essential drugs to go up

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority increased the prices of as many as 800 essential medicines by 10.7 per cent, effective from April 1. A memorandum issued by the authority on Friday said, “Based on the wholesale price index data provided by the office of the economic advisor, department for promotion of industry and internal trade, ministry of commerce and …

Prices of 800 essential medicines, including Paracetamol, set to rise by 10.7% from April
2 years, 8 months ago

Prices of 800 essential medicines, including Paracetamol, set to rise by 10.7% from April

India Today  

The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority of India on Friday announced a 10.7 per cent change in the Wholesale Price Index for the calendar year 2021 over the corresponding period in 2020. This means that the prices of nearly 800 scheduled medicines on the National List of Essential Medicines, which are used to treat the majority of common ailments, will rise …

Explained | What is the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority’s role in fixing drug prices?
2 years, 9 months ago

Explained | What is the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority’s role in fixing drug prices?

The Hindu  

The story so far: Consumers may have to pay more for medicines and medical devices if the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority allows a price hike of over 10% in the drugs and devices listed under the National List of Essential Medicines, this coming month. The NPPA was set up in 1997 to fix/revise prices of controlled bulk drugs and formulations …

Price of essential medicines set to spike by 10%; officials blame WPI inflation
2 years, 9 months ago

Price of essential medicines set to spike by 10%; officials blame WPI inflation

Firstpost  

It includes paracetamol and antibiotics such as azithromycin, used to treat bacterial infections, anti-anaemia prescriptions such as folic acid, vitamins and minerals For the first time in many years, prices of nearly 800 drugs and medical devices under the National List of Essential Medicines are set to increase by over 10 per cent, owing to a sharp rise in the …

Health Matters: The Curious Case of Missing National List of Essential Drugs 5 Months After Launch
2 years, 10 months ago

Health Matters: The Curious Case of Missing National List of Essential Drugs 5 Months After Launch

News 18  

At least 30 drugs in the National List of Essential Medicines have negligible annual sales between Rs 0-2 lakh per annum, still we call them ‘essential’ medicines. According to highly placed sources, the list is being re-looked on the orders of health minister Mansukh Mandaviya who told a group of officials that “we are copy-pasting the same medicines, year on …

Column: The government could force a price cut for this prostate cancer drug by as much as 80%. Why hasn’t it acted?
2 years, 10 months ago

Column: The government could force a price cut for this prostate cancer drug by as much as 80%. Why hasn’t it acted?

LA Times  

Xtandi, a wonder drug for prostate cancer, was developed at UCLA with substantial funding from the taxpayers through the Pentagon and the National Institutes of Health. Chief among them are “march-in rights,” which allow the government to require that a federally funded drug be licensed to other manufacturers, or to offer a license itself to alternative drugmakers to ensure that …

Cipla Wants Modi Govt to Hike Prices of Asthma Drugs, Cites 300% Increase in Production Cost
3 years, 3 months ago

Cipla Wants Modi Govt to Hike Prices of Asthma Drugs, Cites 300% Increase in Production Cost

News 18  

New Delhi: Drug major Cipla has asked the Narendra Modi government at the Centre to allow price hike of asthma and other respiratory drugs, citing a 300 per cent increase in production cost, News18 has learnt. In a letter written by the Mumbai-based pharma firm to the country’s drug price regulator, National Pharmaceuticals Pricing Authority, the company has highlighted the …

How patent extensions keep some drug costs high
3 years, 6 months ago

How patent extensions keep some drug costs high

Salon  

Priti Krishtel's first case as a legal aid lawyer in India was as tragic as they come. There is a chance for quick reform: President Biden has yet to name a new director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, who could make it tougher to extend drug patents or easier for generic companies to challenge them. Patents on another …

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