DIPP Examining Proposal to Issue CL for 3 Anti-Cancer Drugs

DIPP examining proposal to issue CL for 3 anti-cancer drugs

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India's patent office had granted a licence to Hyderabad-based drug maker Natco Pharma to make and sell a copy of Bayer Corporation's patented cancer drug Nexavar by invoking the compulsory licensing provision of the country's patent law. Natco was …
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COMMENTARY: Mental health cure

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Poorly thought-out mental health treatment also can increase the risk of violent crime. There is strong evidence that all the major categories of psychiatric drugs can increase tendencies to harm oneself or others, either while taking the drugs or …
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Journalists, public ask questions of local legislators

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"The Affordable Healthcare Act does that." He says expanding TennCare "only makes sense," because helping people prevent illness with access to regular healthcare costs less than treating subsequent diseases. Each member in attendance also had an …
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US Rep. Peter Welch on Amgen's Sweet Senate Deal

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A trio of perpetrators who treat the United States Treasury as if it were a cash-and-carry annex of corporate America. The Times story described how Amgen got a huge … a drug manufacturer that sells a variety of medications. The little clause …
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