Articles

: Steven Lott
: April 5, 2013

World Health Day 2013

According to the World Health Organization, one in three adults worldwide has high blood pressure -- the focus of this year's World Health Day (April 7th).  ... More »
: Articles, Global, Global health, NCDs
: Steven Lott
: January 18, 2013

India & clinical trials: PhRMA weighs in

From ApothecurryJanuary 14, 2013 In a guest column, Jay Taylor, vice-president (international affairs) at US-headquartered Pharmaceutical Research and... More »
: Articles, clinical trials, India
: Steven Lott
: October 3, 2012

Massive profits for India pharma companies from U.S. sales.

Major pharmaceutical companies from India are reporting huge increases in profits generated primarily by increased penetration into the United Sates pharmaceutical... More »
: Articles, India, USA
: Steven Lott
: September 11, 2012

Collaboration Between Indian and 
Multi-National Pharmaceutical Companies

The greatest area of growth for India’s domestic pharmaceutical industry has been in the U.S. and other established markets.  Similarly, the growth of multi-... More »
: Access to medicines, Articles, Emerging markets, Global, India, innovation
: Steven Lott
: August 27, 2012

PhRMA Disputes Claim that Response to Cancer Drug Shortage is a Compulsory License

From Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA)August 24, 2012 Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) Vice President of... More »
: Access to medicines, Articles, Compulsory licensing, India, Intellectual property
: Steven Lott
: August 8, 2012

Five questions to ask about India’s proposed free drugs programme

The following article is reprinted with permission from Guari Kamath, creator of the Apothecurry blog.  Gauri Kamath has been writing on the business of... More »
: Access to medicines, Articles, Generic medicines, India
: Steven Lott
: August 1, 2012

An increasing number of adults in the US have multiple chronic conditions

According to a recent report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the percentage of adults in the US with two or more chronic conditions has... More »
: Articles, NCDs, USA
: Kristina Lybecker
: July 27, 2012

Beyond Glivec : Balancing innovation and public health

The following article is reprinted with permission from Guari Kamath, creator of the Apothecurry blog.  Gauri Kamath has been writing on the business of... More »
: Access to medicines, Articles, India, innovation, Intellectual property
: Kristina Lybecker
: June 20, 2012

Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis: The Emergence of a Global Threat

London can now claim the indecorous designation as the ‘tuberculosis capital of Europe’.  Long known in the West as a disease of poverty and bygone eras,... More »
: Articles, Drug resistance, Global, Tuberculosis
: Steven Lott
: May 22, 2012

65th World Health Assembly (May 21-26)

The Sixty-fifth session of the World Health Assembly is taking place now in Geneva (21–26 May 2012).  At this year's Assembly, representatives from member... More »
: Articles, Global, Global health