India #Pharma 2014 : A quick look back. Part Two #clinicaltrials #pharmacovigilance

The holiday season approaches, so here’s a quick look at the year that was for Indian Pharma, before we disappear into a haze of year-end festivities. It’s a mixed bag (what year isn’t?) including stuff that could influence the way things work in the years ahead. For convenience, I’ve divided up what I think are …

India and drug safety : Latest PVig attempt showing promise

India seems to be making slow but sure progress towards reversing its abysmal track record in pharmacovigilance - medical jargon for monitoring the safety of marketed medicines. The country has reported 33,702 adverse drug reactions (ADRs),  side-effects arising from a host of marketed drugs, as of December 21, 2012,  according to data shared by the …

Januvia and Galvus : a different take

So here's the thing. While I was waxing eloquent about how Januvia and Galvus were proof that India's patent laws work, and of differential pricing blah,  blah, blah I got a call that spun me around a bit.. A very senior drug safety expert based in New Delhi seemed rather disturbed by the popularity of …