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A dose of success for patient rights in India as the Indian Patent Office rejected J&J’s application to extend its monopoly over selling miracle anti-Tuberculosis drug Bedaquiline after a plea filed by two TB survivors. But is this a one off or will this push MNCs to rethink their drug monopoly strategy? Does the government need to rethink their role in protecting the patients right to ensure MNCs give the same due to Indian users as US based patients ? Host Kiran Somvanshi of The Economic Times debates the issue of evergreening of patents and the abuse of patient rights in this episode of the Morning Brief.
In this Episode we hear from Nandita Venkatesan, a two-time TB survivor,who filed the plea against J&J extending it’s TB drug patent. Nandita, a journalist by profession is a patient rights activist who also delivered the keynote address at the Union World Conference on Lung Health.
Teena Thacker from The Economic Times, winner of the Ramnath Goenka Award for Excellence in Journalism for her bringing to light the plight of hundreds of patients impacted by J&Js faulty hip implant who unlike their US counterparts received no compensation from the pharma major.
Vikas Dandekar, ET Prime · Editor - Pharma & Healthcare, has nearly 3 decades of experience in reporting on the health and pharma industry. From exposing big pharma pushing opioids in India to exploring the antibiotic ecosystem and what its doing to our health. Vikas discusses with Kiran the balance between business and responsibility for Pharman MNCs.
Below is a statement from Johnson & Johnson (to be attributed to the Company or a Company spokesperson): “We stand behind Johnson’s Baby Powder as research, clinical evidence and over 40 years of studies by medical experts around the world have confirmed our products are safe and do not contain asbestos.”
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Bhagavad Gita Ch. 7 “Yoga of Knowledge & Wisdom” Verses 19, 20, & 21
The lecture discusses why a wise person is much closer to God than other devotees and what distracts us from achieving lasting peace and happiness, our true nature.
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Post pandemic, there has been an unprecedented divergence in consumption patterns: the rich have been splurging on luxury cars, jets, gadgets and holidays. But sales of consumer goods in rural areas have slowed down; affordable and entry gadgets, appliances, two wheeler and cars have massively slumped as rising inflation has sapped the purchasing power of the urban poor and rural population. Host Anirban Chowdhury tracks the widening divide between the rich and poor through five sectors: FMCG, smart phones, automobiles, hotels and restaurants with Manoj Menon, Head of Research and Consumer Analyst, ICICI Securities, Navkendar Singh, associate vice president at IDC India, Nikunj Sanghi, former president, Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations, Rajesh Magow, Group CEO at Makemytrip and Chef Manu Chandra, Founder, Single Thread and Lupa
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Dubbing has come a long way since its introduction in Western cinema, but after many years, we witnessed India and cinema in particular generating a fortune from it, with movies like Bahubali and KGF making a fortune. However, this dramatic surge was highlighted in the pandemic, where everyone binged watched this type of entertainment. But what is driving this sector, how large is it in total, and why is it now traveling across India?
In this episode, Dia Rekhi speaks to:
Riya Mukherjee, Founder & Partner at Riya Mukherjee Word Pictures
Anil Thadani, founder of AA Films
Mona Shetty, Managing Director of Sound & Vision (dubbing studio)
Sanket Mhatre, Voice over artist
Credits: YRF, Mythri Movie Makers, Jurassic World
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