Guest column : Doctor ‘scarcity’ a crisis of numbers or leadership? #UHC

A recent article in the Indian Express reported statistics from India's National Health Mission to highlight what it called "a debilitating shortage" of health specialists in the country. In doing so, it only reaffirmed what several experts, committees, and policy wonks have said all along: India needs more doctors. For the longest time, India's healthcare …

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Guest column : The ‘sin’ that led to an #FDA inspection #pharma #quality

You can imagine the trepidation of a pharmaceutical company when the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) comes calling. Given the demanding nature of inspections, recent enforcement actions and the public scrutiny that each warning letter is subjected to, even a battle-ready manufacturing site with the most stouthearted management can't help but feel a ripple …

Here I go again. My column on fixed dose combos for the Indian Express #pharma #safety

The Indian Express edit page today carries a column I wrote on fixed dose combinations (FDCs) post the Lancet article. For the record, the Lancet shone the light on a plethora of FDCs of the diabetes drug metformin with others that, they believe, have no rationale to be on the market. I have used the …