Generics Makers Seek To Sell Drugs Below Wholesale To India’s Poor
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
Indian generics makers are pressing their government to be included as suppliers of drugs included in a national program to make low-cost drugs available to the poor. The program, Jan Aushadhi, consists of a drugstore chain able to negotiate with drug makers to provide drug prices well below wholesale. The Department of Pharmaceuticals is considering a list of firms willing to be suppliers, include 76 generics makers to date. Jan Aushadhi plans to announce soon the drugs it will supply, currently numbering 400. (Click here for more