The reasons behind a great urgency of the Governments, besides high expectations of the general public, to have the ‘ultimate solution’ very soon, against the ongoing pandemic, are understandable. However, various media-hyped narratives on their clinical trials, and timeframe for … Continue reading
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Setting A Cost Of Time That Patients May Gain From A New Therapy
Since quite some, an intense ongoing debate about setting a cost of time, often by a few months, that patients could possibly gain from a new therapy for complex diseases. The answer still remains elusive. Meanwhile, newer therapies for treating cancer, … Continue reading
Would ‘Connected Healthcare’ Catch Pharma Players Off-Guard?
Rapid advancement of medical science is making several life-threatening diseases easily preventable, curable and manageable. For some conditions, such as, peptic ulcer even surgical interventions are no longer necessary. This results in the expansion of preventive and primary-care segments, with … Continue reading
Stem Cell Therapy in India: A Potential Game Changer in Disease Treatment
Stem Cells (SC) offer an incredible potential to instill a new lease of life virtually to any organ of the human body, bringing them back to the pre-disease state through its own biological repair mechanism. Intensive research initiatives are on … Continue reading
Awaiting The Two To Tango: Pharma Innovation And Public Health Interest
“The rewards for the breakthrough drug discovery must be substantial, but if prices are the only mechanism through which returns on research flow, affordability will be compromised,” articulated an article titled, ‘Pharmaceutical Policy Reform – Balancing Affordability with Incentives for Innovation’, … Continue reading
The Next Frontier: Frugal Innovation For High-Tech Drugs
Should drug innovation models remain as expensive as what these are claimed to be now by the global pharma industry, in general? Finding a credible, appropriately quantifiable, and generally acceptable answer to this question is critical. It won’t, then, just … Continue reading
Moving Up The Generic Pharma Value Chain
June 2014 underscores a significant development for the generic drug exporters of India. Much-delayed and highly expected launch of generic Diovan (Valsartan) is now on its way, as Ranbaxy has reportedly received US-FDA approval to launch the first generic version of this blood pressure drug … Continue reading
USFDA ‘Import Bans’: The Malady Calls For Strong Bitter Pills
It is a matter of pride that Indian pharmaceutical industry is the second largest exporter of drugs and pharmaceuticals globally, generating revenue of around US$ 13 billion in 2012 with a growth of 30 percent (Source: Pharmexcil). Though sounds awkward, … Continue reading