tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15602189.post383367961953917586..comments2023-09-21T16:17:51.838+05:30Comments on Law and Other Things: India's First Compulsory Licensing OrderAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09348738084817273397noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15602189.post-5565026777875609702012-06-04T09:57:20.455+05:302012-06-04T09:57:20.455+05:30I agree with most of what you have said Shamnad. T...I agree with most of what you have said Shamnad. The poor are anyway not going to benefit from this as for some Rs. 8800/- may be an income for the year! The Government has to ensure that these drugs also reach such poor. At the same time, I wonder where does a poor man from a remote part of the country go for cancer treatment? Definitely not the nearby dispensary. He has to come to a metropolitan city where we have a hospital equipped with the doctors as well as the medicines for treating such patients. And though I have not conducted a research on the availability and number of such hospitals, was wondering if there exists a mechanism where the poor and needy actually get some respite (from the generic drugs). Leave cancer - talk about the other diseases which may be as fatal or life threatening - where is the mechanism? Is encouraging the generic industry (whom we lovingly call copycats, the solution for all our woes?) How will innovation happen? Well, why are we bothered for innovation, let the outsiders innovate, we have our Patents Act to save our skin. We can continue copying. Making demi Gods out of the generic industry may not however be the right choice as they are no philanthrops but also out there to make money. <br /><br />Hell, is there a middle path somewhere?<br /><br />And well, what is the 'victory' all about? I thought you were neutral in this war!!Deepa Kachroo Tikuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03262364190734152765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15602189.post-73756155883777696802012-04-01T18:04:59.988+05:302012-04-01T18:04:59.988+05:30Hi Nick,
this is not a government license in the ...Hi Nick,<br /><br />this is not a government license in the strict sense (akin to what was issued in Brazil and thailand). rather this application is initiated by a private party (natco) who is statutorily entitled to a license once certain grounds are met. to this extent, the controller is really functioning as a quasi judicial authority. and the next license will simply depend upon whether other generic manufacturers bring forward CL applications. like i said, under this order, 95% of all patented drugs are susceptible---waiting to be applied for....Shamnad Basheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152989743112178836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15602189.post-63849475418979866752012-03-27T23:39:05.392+05:302012-03-27T23:39:05.392+05:30Yes, but is there a list of likely suspects that m...Yes, but is there a list of likely suspects that might have a compulsory license against them next? i.e. drugs that are widely viewed as not priced reasonably and that the Indian government would have good reason for prioritizing for public health reasons?Nick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07188754890135788657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15602189.post-24438446003464367162012-03-27T23:33:40.444+05:302012-03-27T23:33:40.444+05:30Hi Nick. Any drug that is not priced reasonably is...Hi Nick. Any drug that is not priced reasonably is susceptible to a compulsory licence. and any drug that is not worked (interpreted by the controller as not manufactured in India)., which effectively means that almost 95% of all patented drugs in india are now susceptible to compulsory licenses...Shamnad Basheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152989743112178836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15602189.post-36538763721490444232012-03-27T10:02:17.368+05:302012-03-27T10:02:17.368+05:30Congratulations on the victory! Hopefully the gov...Congratulations on the victory! Hopefully the government will prudently consider other drugs as well. Is there a list of drugs somewhere that might be up for consideration next?Nick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07188754890135788657noreply@blogger.com