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Why is the IMA opposing generic drugs?

February 4, 2013
Medical Council of India (MCI) recently issued a directive urging the doctors to prescribe medicines only in generic terms. But the Indian Medical Association (IMA) says that without proper mechanism to monitor the quality of …

‘Do not form a policy that will increase the price of essential drugs’

October 12, 2012
The Supreme Court made it clear to the centre that it shouldn’t formulate any drug policy that will raise the price of medicines. It also pulled up the govt for the spiralling prices in the last 17 years. Earlier the …

Generic Drugs – what you need to know

October 3, 2012
India’s the global  leader in the generic market with Indian drugs popular in Africa and other emerging markets. Some Indian pharmaceuticals have even made headway in the USA market. So what are generic drugs? They are drugs …