Core Programme Clusters

Health Systems Development (HSD)

Review of Studies on Financing of Drugs & Pharmaceuticals in India

*     Annotated Bibliography

 

Sr.

Title

Author

Source of Publication

Year of Publication

Type of Paper

1.

GSK goes to SC over Drug Price Controls

The Economic Times

The Economic Times    

2004

News

2.

Huge Investments in Pharma Sector May Hike Drug Prices

Ashok B Sharma and

BV Mahalakshmi

The Financial Express

2004

News Paper Article

3.

India to Extend Price Control on Drugs

Sanjay Kumar

British Medical Journal

2004

News Article

4.

Indian patients go to Court over Cancer Drugs

Ganapati Murdur

British Medical Journal

2004

News

5.

Irrational Prescriptions

Economic and Political Weekly

Economic and Political Weekly

2003

Editorial

6.

Projecting Drug Expenditures 2003

Nilay D. Shah

American Journal of Health System Pharmacy

2003

Article

7.

Profiteering in Medicines

Anant Phadke

Economic and Political Weekly

2003

Letter to the Editor

8.

Indian Pharma Cos to get Greater Access to the US Market

Monthly Commentary on India Economic Conditions

Monthly Commentary on India Economic Conditions

2003

Commentary

9.

10th Plan for Independent Pharma Regulatory Authority

Amiti Sen

The Financial Express

2003

News

10.

Benefits of WTO Drug Agreement for Poorer Nations

Journal of Intellectual Property Rights

Journal of Intellectual Property Rights

2003

News

11.

Interpreting Para 6 Deals on Patent and Access to Drugs

K Ravi Srinivas

Economic and Political Weekly

2003

Commentary

12.

Have Drug Prices Fallen?

Wishvas Rane

Economic and Political Weekly

2003

Commentary

13.

The Political Economy of Drug Quality. Changing Perceptions and Implications for Indian Pharmaceutical Industry

Amit S Ray, Saradindu Bhaduri

Economic and Political Weekly

2003

Article

14.

Indian Pharmaceutical Industry in WTO Regime A SWOT Analysis

N Lalitha

Economic and Political Weekly

2002

Article

15.

Projecting Drug Expenditures 2002

Shah ND et al

American Journal of Health System Pharmacy

2002

Article

16.

Does India have a Competitive advantage in Pharma

Anirudh Gopala Krishnan

Indian Management

2002

Commentary

17.

How Stronger Patent Protection in India might affect the Behavior of Transnational Pharmaceutical Industries

Fink Carsten

Journal of Intellectual Property Rights

2002

Commentary

18.

New Drug Policy: Savage Attack on People's Health

Amit Sen Gupta

Peoples Democracy

2002

Commentary

19.

TRIPS and Parallel Imports: Impact on Drug Prices

MD Nair

Journal of Intellectual Property Rights

2002

Commentary

20.

Drug Policy 2002 Prescription for Symptoms

N Lalitha

Economic and Political Weekly

2002

Commentary

21.

Pharmaceutical Policy 2001: Industry Wish-List

Anant Phadke

Economic and Political Weekly

2002

Commentary

22.

A Study on Availability and Prices of Medicines in India

Bejon Misra

Voluntary Organization in Interest of Consumer Education (VOICE)

2002

Report

23.

Prices of Prescription Drugs. Marginal Rise in Cardiovascular Products

Wishvas Rane

Economic and Political Weekly

2002

Commentary

24.

Raising Drug Prices and Public Health

Monthly Commentary on Indian Economic Conditions

Monthly Commentary on Indian Economic Conditions

2002

Commentary

25.

Drug Price Control: Who is in Charge?

S Srinivasan

Economic and Political Weekly

2001

Commentary

26.

Projecting Future Drug Expenditures-2001

Mehl B

American Journal of Health System Pharmacy

2001

Article

27.

The Economics of Prescription Drug Pricing

Michael Doonan

Background Paper, Council on the Economic Impact of Health System Change

2001

Background Paper

28.

Consumption and Trade in Off-Patented Medicines

Harvey E Bale

Working Paper-65, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations

2001

Working Paper

29.

Differentiated Pricing of Patented Products

John Barton

Working Paper-63

2001

Working Paper

30.

Post Trips Options for Access to Patented Medicines in Developing Countries

FM Scherer and Jayashree Watal

Working Paper-62

2001

Working Paper

31.

Wastage of Irrational Drug Use

Anant Phadke

Yojana

2001

Book Review

32.

TRIPS Product Patents and Pharmaceuticals

Veena Mishra

Economic and Political Weekly

2001

Viewpoint

33.

Decontrol of Drug Prices

Amit Sen Gupta

Peoples Democracy

2001

Commentary

34.

TRIPS and India's Pharmaceutical Industry

Pradeep Agrawal, P Saibaba

Economic and Political Weekly

2001

Review Article

35.

The New Drug Policy: Towards Rational Use

N Devadasan

Economic and Political Weekly

2001

Review Article

36.

Drug Supply and Use: Towards a Rational Policy in India

Anant Phadke

Seminar

2000

Book Review

37.

Title: How WTO/TRIPS Threatens the Indian Pharmaceutical Industry

Richard Gerster

Third World Network

2000

Report

38.

End of Drug Control

Anant Phadke

Seminar

2000

Review Article

39.

Projecting Future Drug Expenditures-2000

Mehl B

American Journal of Health System Pharmacy

2000

Article

40.

Pharmaceuticals, WTO and Seattle Round

S Srinivasan

Economic and Political Weekly

2000

Commentary

41.

A Visit to India: Drug Prices, Research, and Global Access

David Scondras

Peoples Health Movement

1999

Report

42.

Continuing Rise in Drug Prices: Brand Leaders Show the Way

Wishvas Rane

Economic and Political Weekly

1999

Commentary

43.

How Many Aspirins to One Rupee? Runaway Drug Prices

S. Srinivasan

Economic and Political Weekly

1999

Commentary

44.

Indian Patents Act (Amendment) Bill may Affect Profitability of Pharmaceutical Industry