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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Canada: Amid anti-immigration rhetoric, curbing international students is a knee-jerk reaction
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‘Be freed from what holds you back’: Poems by Buddhist women from the Murty Classical Library
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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We will leave India if told to break encryption: WhatsApp tells Delhi HC
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Why is BJP wooing Bengali-origin Muslims in Assam?
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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: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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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
The Caravan
The Reel
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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success