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Novartis

Generic cancer drug – access not guaranteed
Article
/ 9 September 2013

Generic cancer drug – access not guaranteed

A generic version of a key cancer drug is now available in South Africa, but at a significantly higher cost than it is available internationally.

By Mara Kardas-Nelson
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Article
/ 5 April 2013

Impoverished patients benefit from rejected drug patent

After a seven-year battle, India’s government has successfully defended its right to reject drug patents if a medicine doesn’t deserve one.

By Mara Kardas-Nelson
India makes breakthrough drug patent ruling against Novartis
Article
/ 1 April 2013

India makes breakthrough drug patent ruling against Novartis

India’s Supreme Court has rejected a patent bid by Novartis in a ruling that will protect access to generics and save lives in developing countries.

By Penny Macrae
India’s top court to deliver Novartis judgment
Article
/ 31 March 2013

India’s top court to deliver Novartis judgment

Judgment is set to be delivered this week in the Novartis drug patent case in India.

By Staff Reporter
Drug patent war threatens SA healthcare
Article
/ 11 July 2012

Drug patent war threatens SA healthcare

SA healthcare has withstood court assaults by Big Pharma, but it will be dealt a tragic blow if a faraway battle over drug patents goes the wrong way.

By Faranaaz Parker
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Article
/ 18 April 2011

Big Pharma backs deal to boost flu pandemic readiness

Virus samples will be shared globally in exchange for vaccines produced from them under a landmark deal to improve preparedness for a flu pandemic.

By Stephanie Nebehay
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Article
/ 9 March 2009

A squirt in the right direction for drugmakers?

Drugmakers’ traditional model is under threat from looming loss of exclusivity on some of the industry’s biggest sellers.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 22 September 2008

WHO warns against drugs from Sandoz SA plant

The WHO on Monday warned customers not to buy drugs made by Novartis’s Sandoz generics unit in SA after an inspection revealed more than 40 faults.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 24 May 2008

WHO bridges rich-poor intellectual property split

The World Health Organisation’s 193 member states on Saturday overcame their deep divisions over intellectual property rules and endorsed a strategy to help improve developing-country access to drugs and medical tests.

By Laura MacInnis

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