• Become A Member
  • Gift Membership
  • Gift Membership
Scroll.in Logo
  • Gift Membership
  • Sign In
  • Become A Member
  • Home
  • Common Ground
  • The Latest
  • Members-Only
  • Video
  • Eco India
  • The Reel
  • Magazine
  • Trending
    Trending
    • Why India is not able to fully use the solar power it generates

      Why India is not able to fully use the solar power it generates

      Vaishnavi Rathore
    • Five rejoinders: What Ramachandra Guha gets wrong about Rahul Gandhi

      Five rejoinders: What Ramachandra Guha gets wrong about Rahul Gandhi

      Scroll
    • ‘Peddi’ review: Cricket, wrestling, running – and hyperbole

      ‘Peddi’ review: Cricket, wrestling, running – and hyperbole

      Scroll Staff
    • In this speculative memoir, an academic writes about chronic pain and liminal spaces she exists in

      In this speculative memoir, an academic writes about chronic pain and liminal spaces she exists in

      Shahd Alshammari
    • Children’s picture book: Will Paati’s bedtime story lead to sleep or a midnight dosa adventure?

      Children’s picture book: Will Paati’s bedtime story lead to sleep or a midnight dosa adventure?

      Nisha Ravindranathan
    • Why generic obesity drugs are unlikely to help those who need them the most

      Why generic obesity drugs are unlikely to help those who need them the most

      Sunoor Verma
    • A new book brings an eyewitness account of Japan’s invasion of North East India during World War Two

      A new book brings an eyewitness account of Japan’s invasion of North East India during World War Two

      PRS Mani
    • Mumbai is worried about water, but its control over mainland dams is depriving others

      Mumbai is worried about water, but its control over mainland dams is depriving others

      Sachin Tiwale
    • In a new book, portraits of India’s arts community by the scion of an iconic Delhi photo studio

      In a new book, portraits of India’s arts community by the scion of an iconic Delhi photo studio

      Ram Rahman
      , 
      Ajay Shanker
       & 
      Gary Reid
    • Ramachandra Guha: How the Gandhi family has helped Modi consolidate power

      Ramachandra Guha: How the Gandhi family has helped Modi consolidate power

      Ramachandra Guha
    • Israel, Lebanon agree to renew ceasefire

      Israel, Lebanon agree to renew ceasefire

      Scroll Staff
    • Jeff Bezos says poetry without rhyming is easy – but it’s not that simple

      Jeff Bezos says poetry without rhyming is easy – but it’s not that simple

      Bronwyn Lea, The Conversation
    We Need Your Help
    Scroll has produced award-winning journalism despite threats, falling ad revenues and rising costs. Support our work. Become a member today.
  • More
    More
    • Politics
    • Culture
    • India
    • World
    • Film and TV
    • Music
    • Books and Ideas
    • Business and Economy
    • Health
    • Education
    • Climate and Environment
    Newsletters
    • The Daily Brief
    • Now Watching By The Reel
    Read on the Go
    Get updates
    Please Don't Look Away
    AI is hollowing out independent media, stealing our readership and revenue. Only you can stop this bleeding. Support our work. Join Scroll today!
  • Newsletters

Generic Medicines

  • Why medicines for cancer, rare diseases can impoverish Indians

    Why medicines for cancer, rare diseases can impoverish Indians

    Charu Bahri, IndiaSpend.com
    · Feb 21, 2026 · 07:30 pm
  • Readers’ comments: Shifting goalposts in article about quality of India’s generic medicines

    Readers’ comments: Shifting goalposts in article about quality of India’s generic medicines

    Scroll
    · Jan 24, 2026 · 03:30 pm
  • India, the pharmacy of the world, must protect its generic medicine industry

    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
  • In the news: Maharashtra residents end strike, SC examines ban on colour-blind people in med courses

    In the news: Maharashtra residents end strike, SC examines ban on colour-blind people in med courses

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

    In the news: Physicians told to prescribe generic drugs and write names in caps and more

    Scroll Staff
    · Oct 24, 2016 · 05:30 am