New Orleans It’s painful to read the papers about tens of thousands being denied life-saving cancer drugs solely because of costs and various trade protections that put profits ahead of people, as so many prepare to die rather than either be a burden to their families or fight for some more justice. Reading about the …
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India’s Supreme Court Gives Temporary Victory for Key Generic Drugs
New Orleans Thanks to a decision by the Supreme Court in India many desperately ill leukemia patients in Africa and Asia will live, though of course many more will die. The court ruled that that Indian pharmaceutical factories can continue making a generic version of the drug Gleevec made by Novartis. In the developed world …