Why generics maker Cipla has asked government to revoke Novartis patent on respiratory ailment drug India’s fourth largest pharmaceuticals company Cipla has thrown a bombshell. … Cipla’s audacious moveRead more
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Obama Parrots Big Pharma’s Monopoly Demands in Transpacific Trade Negotiations
Wikileaks has released a 77-page document revealing the negotiation positions of the twelve Pacific rim countries locked in negotiations for a Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement. … Obama Parrots Big Pharma’s Monopoly Demands in Transpacific Trade NegotiationsRead more
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Medicine prices at risk under Pacific trade draft-critics
Medicine costs would rise if draft proposals in a Pacific Rim trade pact come into force, health and consumer rights advocates said on Thursday after … Medicine prices at risk under Pacific trade draft-criticsRead more
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Socialize Big Pharma
And for good reason. There is growing awareness of an inherent conflict of interest in the testing of drugs by the companies that manufacture them … Socialize Big PharmaRead more
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An Unprofitable Disease
Leigh Phillips talking: I think we need to look at the political and economic circumstances, particularly around this particular disease both in the United States … An Unprofitable DiseaseRead more
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Controversial vaccine studies
In 2009, several schools for tribal children in Khammam district in Telangana — then a part of undivided Andhra Pradesh — became sites for observation … Controversial vaccine studiesRead more
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Why We Allow Big Pharma to Rip Us Off
According to a new federal database put online last week, pharmaceutical companies and device makers paid doctors some $380 million in speaking and consulting fees … Why We Allow Big Pharma to Rip Us OffRead more
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The “Trade” Deal that Could Inflate Your Healthcare Bill
Much has been said about how the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) threatens to raise medicine prices in TPP developing countries, thanks to the deal’s proposed expansion … The “Trade” Deal that Could Inflate Your Healthcare BillRead more
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Speaker systems for electric vehicles One of the nice things about electric cars, reviewers often mention, is they are blissfully quiet. But that is also … NewsRead more
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Fake drugs constitute 25% of domestic medicines market in India the biggest centre of spurious drugs is national capital region (NCR), which includes Delhi and … NewsRead more