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Salon.com May 1, 2001 Daryl Lindsey |
Amy and Goliath A first-year law student brought a giant pharmaceutical to its knees. But will her victory for South Africa's AIDS sufferers deprive the world of new medicines? |
Salon.com June 25, 2001 Daryl Lindsey |
AIDS activists change their act On the eve of a United Nations conference, the once-militant ACT-UP revises its tactics and focus... |
BusinessWeek August 5, 2010 Bennett & Randall |
AIDS Drugs Flow to the Third World Drugmakers, once blasted for their practices, are slashing prices and licensing AIDS drugs for free to nonprofits or local manufacturers in developing countries. |
The Motley Fool December 14, 2006 Stephen Albainy-Jenei |
Merck Gets Punk'd by Thailand Thailand issues a compulsory license to manufacture a generic version of Merck's patented AIDS drug. This is an act of humanitarian aid, but it is also an avenue for price and profit erosion worldwide. |
Salon.com March 19, 2001 Ben Barber |
Fighting the plague The World Trade Organization steps into Africa's AIDS crisis, creating incentives for pharmaceutical companies to give some of their drugs away. |
The Motley Fool March 14, 2008 Stephen Albainy-Jenei |
The War on (the Cost of) Drugs Pharmaceutical companies could be hurt by countries disregarding drug patents. |
Pharmaceutical Executive October 1, 2011 Amrita Ghaswalla |
Changing the Dialogue No industry leader is more closely associated with the goal of seeding the globe with low-cost generics than Mumbai-based Cipla Chairman Y.K. Hamied. |
Wired December 2006 Erika Check |
The Treasure of Mumbai In the pharmaceutical industry, Indian drugmaker Cipla is a pirate operation. To the developing world, it's a vital medicine chest. And now its cheap pills are coming to a pharmacy near you. |
Salon.com June 27, 2001 Daryl Lindsey |
A pandemic fueled by poverty A doctor says the fight to get cheap AIDS drugs to Africa is misguided: These people need water, food and basic healthcare... |
Chemistry World July 11, 2012 Ling Wang |
China Targets Patented Drugs with Law Change China has altered its licensing laws to allow domestic pharmaceutical companies to make cheap generic copies of patented drugs under certain circumstances. |
Reason February 2002 Mike Godwin |
Prescription Panic How the anthrax scare challenged drug patents... |
Chemistry World March 20, 2012 Rajesh Parishwad |
India Green Lights Production of Patented Cancer Drug For the first time India has invoked a 'compulsory license' clause to cut the cost of a patented anti-cancer drug by allowing another company to manufacture the therapy. |
Chemistry World August 14, 2015 Jennifer Newton |
No one should be denied medication 'My whole fight today, for the third world, is for access to medicine at affordable prices,' attests Indian generics manufacturer Cipla chairman Yusuf Hamied. |
The Motley Fool January 31, 2007 Brian Lawler |
You're Only Hurting Yourself, Thailand Thailand's decision to allow generics could do more harm than good. Investors, take note. |
Salon.com June 26, 2001 Daryl Lindsey |
AIDS conclave off to rocky start A gay rights group gets included in the end, but members split over whether -- and how -- to talk about homosexuality when crafting a response to the disease... |
Pharmaceutical Executive May 1, 2012 |
Country Report: South Africa In just the past few years, South Africa has hit several key economic benchmarks demonstrating the country's upward trajectory. |
Chemistry World October 29, 2007 Arthur Rogers |
Deal to Allow Poor Nations Better Access to Cheap Drugs MEPs belatedly approved EU ratification of a 2005 World Trade Organization protocol on compulsory licensing -- potentially paving the way for developing countries to order generic drugs from manufacturers abroad without infringing patent rights. |
Chemistry World May 15, 2015 Rebecca Trager |
Trade agreement could limit access to medicines A leaked draft of a trade agreement under negotiation among 12 Pacific rim countries, including the US and Japan, contains language that could delay the entrance of generic competition for much-needed medicines. |
Salon.com May 18, 2000 Sabin Russell |
The dream and the coming disaster AIDS threatens to ravage the hopes of South Africa's young democracy. Don't expect leaders to get excited because a few companies cut the cost of HIV drugs. |
Pharmaceutical Executive October 1, 2005 Jill Wechsler |
Washington Report: Antivirals: Meeting a World of Need The international fight against AIDS requires drugs -- and policy. |
Pharmaceutical Executive September 1, 2006 Kieran Hartsough |
Benchmarking AIDS Pharma is taking on the global AIDS crisis. But who has crafted the best approach? The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility defines best practices and matches major companies head-to-head. Grades are posted inside. |
Chemistry World January 21, 2013 Andy Extance |
India pushes for emergency drug licenses The Indian government is preparing to grant compulsory licenses allowing three patented cancer drugs to be produced in the country and sold at reduced rates without permission from the patent owners. |
Salon.com August 22, 2001 Michael McColly |
Whisper of death Poverty, a rigid class system and conservative Hindu values are quickly turning India into the next South Africa in the global AIDS pandemic... |
BusinessWeek April 18, 2005 Manjeet Kripalani |
India: Bigger Pharma Tougher patent protection laws are spurring rapid growth in new drug research across India. |
Salon.com June 28, 2001 Daryl Lindsey |
U.N. commits to AIDS reduction Its far-reaching declaration could funnel billions toward reducing the spread of the disease by 25 percent... |
Salon.com February 4, 2000 Emily Bass |
A new urgency With his country at the epicenter of an AIDS epidemic, the special advisor to South Africa's health minister quietly makes his first trip to an important research conference. |
Salon.com July 13, 2000 Megan Williams |
African mothers: Save us, too AIDS activists say providing drugs to prevent HIV transmission to babies but not treating their mothers is unconscionable. |
Chemistry World February 15, 2007 Victoria Gill |
Novartis Contests India's Patent Law Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis has accused the Indian government of failing to comply with WTO rules after it refused to grant the company a patent on its cancer drug Glivec. |
The Motley Fool January 7, 2010 Brian Orelli |
Pfizer Strides Farther Into Generics Pfizer's new look might be just what the doctor ordered. |
Chemistry World September 17, 2010 Andrew Turley |
Free trade could throttle generics from India International agreements on intellectual property threaten the flow of generic HIV drugs from India to developing countries, according to a new report. |
Salon.com July 28, 2000 Kate Scanell |
Contributing to genocide By giving HIV deniers a global platform, South African President Mbeki has put countless lives at risk. |
The Motley Fool November 30, 2010 Brian Orelli |
A Witty Response to Pharma's R&D Dilemma According to GlaxoSmithKline CEO Andrew Witty, the pharmaceutical industry is a mess. That's the basic gist of his opinion piece in The Economist. |
Pharmaceutical Executive September 1, 2012 Stan Bernard |
The Payer C Change: From Customers to Competitors "Payers have evolved to become powerful global contenders with pharma for increasingly limited funding of drug budgets." Understanding why and how this payer shift to dominance occurred is critical for pharmaceutical professionals in adjusting their business model. |
Salon.com June 26, 2001 Daryl Lindsey |
Caught in the act Activist groups are kicked out of U.N. headquarters in a protest at the global AIDS conference... |
BusinessWeek August 2, 2004 Arnst & Einhorn |
Why Business Should Make AIDS Its Business Some multinational companies are taking baby steps to control the AIDS in their workforce, but more needs to be done. |
Pharmaceutical Executive September 1, 2013 William Looney |
High Noon For Hot Markets Fading growth, overstretched governments, and a global governance backlash against pharma business are turning up the heat on the performance of emerging country markets. |
BusinessWeek April 1, 2010 Bennett & Randall |
Will an AIDS Pill a Day Keep the Virus Away? Drugmaker Gilead is betting the one-pill PrEP treatment will slow the virus' spread - as are some of the world's top health agencies and philanthropists. |
Pharmaceutical Executive October 1, 2010 |
Taking a Less-Generic Route to Generics A leading pharmaceutical industry player speaks out on what is fueling success in the sector. |
Pharmaceutical Executive July 3, 2007 Jill Wechsler |
Washington Report: Vaccines for Everyone New vaccines can be good business and a huge boon to public health. But the challenge is to establish prices that ensure global access, and to bring necessary medications to third-world countries. |
Reason April 2001 Ronald Bailey |
Goddamn the Pusher Man Why does everybody seem to hate the pharmaceutical industry? |
Chemistry World July 25, 2012 |
Pharma Industry May Suffer as India Looks to Generics India plans to provide free generic drugs to half its population. |
Pharmaceutical Executive April 1, 2014 Subramanian et al. |
"Market-Based" Price Controls In India? Three strategic implications for pharma pricing strategies in India. |
Pharmaceutical Executive August 1, 2013 Joseph Saba |
New Rules for a New Africa Declining revenue growth in the United States and Europe have sent pharmaceutical companies in search of opportunities in the BRICs and other emerging economies. Now, companies are finally turning their attention to Africa. |
The Motley Fool October 18, 2010 Brian Orelli |
Pfizer Flexes Its Generic Muscles The pharma giant moves farther into generic drugs. |
The Motley Fool April 26, 2007 Brian Lawler |
Brazil's Boneheaded Drug Move Brazil already receives a steep discount on the price that Merck charges it for its HIV compounds. Nevertheless, it wants still lower prices to help reduce the government's costs associated with supplying drugs to those living with HIV/AIDS. |
The Motley Fool January 21, 2010 Brian Orelli |
The Noble Gesture That Wasn't There may be a motive behind Glaxo helping to develop malaria treatments. |
CFO Kris Frieswick |
Clinical Trials A new kind of pricing pressure puts pharmaceutical CFOs in an unfamiliar role: evangelist... |
Pharmaceutical Executive July 3, 2007 |
Harbingers of Change What to watch, and watch out for, in the bottom half of '07. The IMS Health Editorial Board identifies what it believes are the key events that will impact the global pharmaceutical market in the near future. |
Chemistry World March 25, 2010 Rebecca Trager |
Big pharma scores in US healthcare reform President Obama has signed the biggest US healthcare reform since the 1960s, and although it is largely seen as a victory for the pharmaceutical industry, some analysts are characterising it as a 'double-edged sword'. |
Knowledge@Wharton |
Encouraging the Development of Drugs for Poor, not Just Rich, Nations The current system rewards research into diseases that afflict rich countries, but creating new medicines for the rest of the world and finding ways to pay for them will demand new partnerships, according to panelists at the recent conference "Pharmaceutical Innovation in a Global Economy." |