Big Pharma
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Long before ‘Liver Doc’, this doctor fought defamation by a pharma company – and won
In 2011, Danish firm Lundbeck sued Dr Chandra Gulati for pointing out that it was selling an anti-depressant in India that was prohibited in Denmark.
Tabassum Barnagarwala
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How coronavirus has made a mark on the list of India’s richest women
The stocks of the country’s pharma companies have surged this year.
Prathamesh Mulye, Qz.com
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Opioid crisis: OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma will have to pursue profits even as a ‘public trust’
There have been two similar ambitious efforts to build alternatives to the profit-driven pharmaceutical model during and immediately after World War II.
David Herzberg, The Conversation
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Why Nitish Kumar faces an existential crisis in Bihar
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‘Women are going to be more scared now’: Why activists say HD Revanna’s bail should have been denied
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Why is Supreme Court not applying its Kejriwal bail principle to Hemant Soren?
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For Ruskin Bond, a busy railway station has often been the best place to find – and write – a story
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Interview: Substantial partisanship as well as large share of volatile voters drive election swings
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How to make and break a fortune in 10 years: The rise and steep fall of Ranbaxy’s Singh brothers
It’s been a downhill journey for the former Ranbaxy promoters since they sold their stake in the drug maker in 2008.
Sriram Iyer, qz.com
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Indian-origin Vasant Narasimhan will replace Novartis CEO Joseph Jimenez in 2018
Narasimhan said he felt honoured and humbled to be asked to lead the pharmaceutical major.
Scroll Staff
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Pharmaceutical firms have quietly enlisted leading professors to justify expensive drugs
As it readies for battle with President Trump over drug prices, the pharmaceutical industry is deploying economists and health care experts.
Annie Waldman, ProPublica
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Watch: Raccoon invades pitch and halts football match for a few minutes in the US
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‘Dhaniya, Cilantro’: Comedian hilariously sums up the struggles of being multilingual
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Watch: Shyam Rangeela mimics famous politicians reacting to his nomination being rejected
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Watch: Classical dancers perform Bharatnatyam and Odissi duet to ‘Sakal Ban’ from ‘Heeramandi’
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Watch: Two musicians simultaneously play the violin with one hand and the piano with another
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Why there is a problem with pharma companies sponsoring medical conferences in India
Ethics codes forbid individual doctors from accepting gifts from a drug manufacturing company. Surely it is not acceptable for them to do so collectively.
Priyanka Vora
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Pfizer fined a record £84 million for hiking anti-epilepsy drug prices in 2012
The price of 100 mg packs of an anti-epilepsy drug was raised from £2.82 to £67.5 overnight for the National Health Services.
Scroll Staff
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This Pune company is Asia's largest vaccine maker and says it has a cure for dengue
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Is Anirban Bhattacharya Bengali cinema’s white knight?
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Start the week with a film: Why Farah Khan’s ‘Main Hoon Na’ endures