Saying no to the wrong drugs

Thursday 24 September '09

The Drugs and Cosmetics Act (DCA) was recently amended to mandate significantly enhanced penalties for those trafficking in...

Break with tradition

Saturday 5 July '08

Kerala recently unveiled a rather unconventional ‘traditional knowledge’ policy — set to be one of the few such legislations in the world.

The rhetoric of ‘patent busting’

Saturday 12 April '08

The judgment refusing to injunct Cipla from selling generic versions of a patented anti-cancer drug appears to strike the right balance between private patent rights and public health imperatives