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UNFAIR TREATMENT: China shut down polluting industries some of who supplied material to Indian pharma cos.

UNFAIR TREATMENT: China shut down polluting industries some of who supplied material to Indian pharma cos.

Bitter pill from Beijing: Drug shortage in India

Abhinav Bindra's gold at the Beijing Olympics may have raised the country's hopes, but all's not gold for the Indian pharma companies. The industry could become an indirect casualty of the Beijing Olympics after the closure of China's polluting raw material producers. A major source for Indian drug manufacturers, the shutdown could hit drug supplies to India in the coming months.

SOOTHING BALM: Pharma companies want the FM to extend export-related tax benefits.

Pharma cos seek incentives for R&D in Budget

Pharma companies have urged the FM to extend export-related tax benefits in this Budget.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/pharma-cos-seek-incentives-for-rd-in-budget/59008-27.html

BIG RETURN: Pharma majors hold on to their existing patents with very little investment.

The chemistry of drug price rise

Expert group favors awarding patents to incrementally improved drugs instead of all new chemical entities only.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/the-chemistry-of-drug-price-rise/33581-7.html

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