Category Archives: Generic drug

WTO unimpressed with patent violation charges against India

Source: Hindu Business Line 26th April No country has objected to India issuing compulsory licence or refusing patent for drugs: WTO chief Pascal Lamy GENEVA: Global pharma majors are unlikely to get any support from the WTO in arm-twisting India … Continue reading

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Political corruption and the ‘free trade’ racket

Source: Aljazeera 29th April,2013 The US-EU free trade pact and TPP are about securing regulatory gains for major corporate interests, writes Baker.

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The real cancer killer: rip-off prices for drugs set by ‘profiteering’ Big Pharma giants

Source: The Independent April 29,2013 An influential group of cancer experts has warned that the high prices charged by pharmaceutical companies for cancer drugs are effectively condemning patients to death. The group of more than 100 leading cancer physicians from … Continue reading

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Doctors Denounce Cancer Drug Prices of $100,000 a Year

Source: New York Times  April 25,2013 With the cost of some lifesaving cancer drugs exceeding $100,000 a year, more than 100 influential cancer specialists from around the world have taken the unusual step of banding together in hopes of persuading some leading … Continue reading

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Investors’ IP Rights Unbound: The Danger of Investment Clauses to Access to Medicines

Source: Equlibri Prof, Brook K. Baker 24th April,2013 Although access to medicines activists have been wise to focus our attention intently on convincing low- and middle-income countries to adopt and use all possible TRIPS-compliant flexibilities and to oppose the TRIPS-plus … Continue reading

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India must protect access to medicine

Source: Livemint April 22,2013 India needs to safeguard its vital interests in any trade agreement, the way other nations do Is India committed to protecting access to essential medicines for its citizens? Several recent developments have generated national and international debate … Continue reading

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South Africa seeks to close drug patent loophole

Source: Healthnexercise April 23, 2013 By Wendell Roelf CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – South Africa plans to overhaul its intellectual property laws to improve access to cheaper medicines by making it harder for pharmaceutical firms to register and roll-over patents for … Continue reading

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Tell Members of Congress to Protect Access to Lifesaving Medicines

Source: Doctors Without Borders Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) relies on affordable quality generic medicines to treat tuberculosis, malaria, HIV/AIDS, and many more infections for patients in developing countries. But right now the U.S. government is advocating for trade … Continue reading

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The Larger Implications of the Novartis-Glivec Judgment

Source: Economic and Political Weekly Vol XLVIII No.17 by Sudip Chaudhari April 27,2013 The Supreme Court judgment on the Novartis-Glivec case is remarkable because it has gone beyond the specific technical and legal issues surrounding patents and has put the matter in … Continue reading

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India-EU FTA negotiations have been intensified: Sharma

Source: Moneycontrol April 22,2013 The negotiations  between India and the European Union (EU) for a free trade agreement have been “intensified”, Parliament was informed today. “Negotiations across number of tracks including trade in goods, services, investments…government procurement, customs cooperation and … Continue reading

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