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    Why medicines for cancer, rare diseases can impoverish Indians

    Charu Bahri, IndiaSpend.com
    · Feb 21, 2026 · 07:30 pm
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    · Jan 24, 2026 · 03:30 pm
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    India, the pharmacy of the world, must protect its generic medicine industry

    Parthesarathy Rajendran
    · Jan 19, 2026 · 09:00 am
  • China revises drug law, will allow use of cheap generic medicines from India and other countries

    China revises drug law, will allow use of cheap generic medicines from India and other countries

    Scroll Staff
    · Aug 27, 2019 · 07:07 pm
  • Why the US and pharmaceutical giants want a provision in India’s patent law revoked

    Why the US and pharmaceutical giants want a provision in India’s patent law revoked

    Latha Jishnu
    · May 02, 2018 · 02:30 pm
  • Interview: How South Africa pushed through major reforms to make medicines more affordable

    Interview: How South Africa pushed through major reforms to make medicines more affordable

    Menaka Rao
    · Nov 23, 2017 · 02:30 pm
  • Indian government may ask doctors to prescribe medicines under generic names. Is it practical?

    Indian government may ask doctors to prescribe medicines under generic names. Is it practical?

    S Srinivasan
    · Apr 21, 2017 · 02:30 pm
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    In the news: Maharashtra residents end strike, SC examines ban on colour-blind people in med courses

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    · Mar 27, 2017 · 05:30 am
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    In the news: Physicians told to prescribe generic drugs and write names in caps and more

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    · Oct 24, 2016 · 05:30 am