Orient Blackswan

Imprint	Social Science Press
Year of Publishing	2013
Number of pages	368
ISBN	9788187358664
Format	Hardback
Language	English
Dimensions	140 x 216 mm
Territorial Rights	India,Nepal,Bhutan,Bangladesh,Sri Lanka,Maldives,Pakistan

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The pharmaceutical industry presents one of India’s most successful stories of economic expansion and improvements in public health. Indian firms have made access to quality medicines possible and affordable in many developing countries. Indian pharmaceuticals are also exported on a large scale to the United States and other highly regulated markets. A wave of mergers, acquisitions and tie-ups point to growing integration between Indian firms and global pharma multinationals.

The Politics of the Pharmaceutical Industry and Access to Medicines: World Pharmacy and India examines this important industry from different economic, social and political perspectives. Topics covered include the implications of TRIPS-compliant intellectual property rights, the role of flexibilities under TRIPS, the market regulation system, the role of Indian firms in exporting HIV/AIDS medications to Africa, the issue of free trade agreements, the power and reach of foreign pharmaceutical multinationals in India’s domestic market, and the sustainability of India as a major generics supplier.

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Hans Löfgren is Associate Professor in Politics and Policy Studies, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia. His publications include, with P. Sarangi (eds) The Politics and Culture of Globalisation: India and Australia (Social Science Press, New Delhi, 2009); with M. Leahy & E. de Leeuw (eds) Democratising Health: Consumer Groups in the Policy Process (Edward Elgar, 2011).

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The Politics of the Pharmaceutical Industry and Access to Medicines - Hans Löfgren
Challenges of Regulation of Medicines in India - S. Srinivasan & Anant Phadke
CIPLA: Patients before Patents - Neelam Raaj
Systemic Failure of Regulation: The Political Economy of Pharmaceutical and Bulk Drug Manufacturing - G. Vijay
TRIPS Flexibilities and Access to Patented Medicines in India - Narayanan Lalitha
India’s Free Trade Agreements : Implications for Access to Medicines in India and the Global South - Kajal Bhardwaj
At any price? Boehringer Ingelheim, Bayer HealthCare and Baxter in India - Christiane Fischer and Claudia Jenkes
Trends and Prospects for India as a Global Generic Player - Deepak Kumar Jena & Poduri Balaram
The Indian Patent Law and Access to Antiretroviral Drugs in Sub-Saharan Africa - Christiane Fischer
Accessing Medicines in Developing Economies - Tu Thanh Nguyen
The Politics of AIDS Treatment in Brazil - André de Mello e Souza
Financing Pharmaceutical Research and Development: Alternatives to the Patent System - Philip Soos and Hans Lofgren
Post-script - Hans Löfgren

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THE HINDU - New Delhi July 30, 2013

“... this extremely well written and edited book deals with the threats and challenges related to access to pharmaceuticals at national and global level eg TRIPS plus agendas, ACTA , FTAs in the time to come. It is a must read for those dealing with public policies, public health, access to medicines, equity in health in India and in developing countries”

Dr Mira Shiva, M.D.
Health Action International ( Asia Pacific ) and Peoples Health Movement

“.... The authors are well informed, and several are themselves personally engaged in the litigation or policy debates they describe. The Book provides a useful report on many different initiatives and controversies, presenting relevant facts and a number of shrewd insights. The strongest parts of the book are the detailed reports on counties or regions, several of which focus on India — the most important country as regards the global supply of generic medicines. I learned a great deal from each chapter of the book.”

James Love
Director, Knowledge Ecology International, Washington

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The Politics of the Pharmaceutical Industry and access to Medicines

World Pharmacy and India

Hans Löfgren (Ed.)

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