-The Telegraph The Centre today asked a panel of doctors to outline measures to improve drug approval procedures, three days after a parliamentary standing committee said India’s drug regulators had broken laws, ignoring the interests of patients. The panel announced by the Union health ministry has been asked to suggest steps to improve the procedural aspects of the Central Drugs Standards Control Organisation (CDSCO), the agency entrusted with approving medicines for sale...
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The government needs to think out of the box to help pharma grow while keeping medicines affordable-Ramesh Adige
Having watched from the ringside for many years now, I have no doubt in advising that the steering wheel must be firmly grasped by the government and direction given to policies that should be stable for at least the medium term. This is crucial for the growth of Indian pharma, a $20-billion industry growing at an average of 12% considering both domestic and export arenas. Price control: The biggest and most...
More »Government to assess anti-graft measures to fulfil UN body norms
-The Times of India As part of its mandatory obligation under the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC), the government has invited expression of interest (EoI) from registered Indian law institutions\firms, academic or research organizations to undertake the self-evaluation study. Selected agency will be required to complete its works - assessment of compliance of domestic laws\measures vis-a-vis requirements under UNCAC provisions - within 36 weeks. India had ratified the global convention to...
More »A healthier India: Need to resolve conflict between drug price controls, innovation and affordable healthcare-David Taylor
The debate about essential-medicine pricing and access in India illustrates the difficulties inherent in establishing policies that serve conflicting Public Interests in achieving goals such as caring well and ensuring safety for all, while also pursuing financially-sustainable success in scientific innovation and trade. It highlights problems facing those interested in continuing drug and vaccines development and ensuring that, once marketed, such products contribute effectively to improving public health. Modern pharmaceuticals...
More »Urgent action called for to run down 75-million tonne grain heap-Ashok Gulati
-The Economic Times Grain stocks with state agencies are likely to cross 75 million tonnes some time in June 2012, while covered capacity to store is less than 50 million tonnes. The rest would be under CAP (with pucca or even kachcha plinths) exposed to potential large-scale damage. An early and rational policy decision is required to reduce the stocks by at least 7-10 million tonnes to avoid high costs of...
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