HOW ‘EVERGREENING’ RESTRICTS ACCESS TO MEDICINES

Novartis is out to change India's patent law so that it would allow the practice of 'evergreening' that lets big pharma companies extend their patent monopolies simply by making small tweaks to medicines that already exist. This is just another way companies can keep prices high for longer, which prices medicines out of reach for people who need them, and for organisations like MSF.

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Pharmaceutical Industry World Economy Scenario

Infographic | May 20, 2022

This product titled One Page Pharmaceutical Industry World Economy Scenario Report Infographic PPT PDF Document is a completely editable document in A4 size designed in Powerpoint.

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Do patients actually watch all those pharma TV ads?

Infographic | January 13, 2020

Fewer than one in eight chronic-disease sufferers say they watch when a drug commercial comes on TV, according to one recent study of community users. And for the millennials among them, the percentage is even less so. That’s despite the $5.1 billion spent by biopharma on the medium in 2018. We take a look at these data points and many others from two recent studies on the media habits of patients and doctors.

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Taking Pharmacy Benefits on a New Ride

Infographic | December 1, 2019

Rideshare companies like Uber and Lyft challenged the old way of doing things with a new approach. It’s not just about getting from point A to point B anymore, it’s about the experience, convenience and added value. The same applies to pass-through PBMs (pharmacy benefit managers) that are challenging the status quo to make prescriptions more affordable..

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Pharmaceutical industry and medicine

Infographic | March 12, 2022

Pharmaceutical industry and medicine vector infographics with drugs, pills, bottles and packages, text blocks and charts all around

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Cancer Drugs Bring in Most Pharma Revenue

Infographic | February 25, 2020

Worldwide cancer drug sales are already way ahead of those of other drugs and the revenue generated by them is expected to grow even larger by 2024. This is according to a report recently released by consultancy Evaluate, which analyses trends in the pharmaceutical sector. According to Evaluate's calculations, oncology drugs reached US$123.8 billion in sales in 2018, more than double that of the next item on the list, drugs treating diabetes with US$48.5 billion dollars in sales. By 2024, cancer drug sales are expected to almost double to US$236.6 billion dollars.

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What is Adoptive Cell Therapy?

Infographic | February 5, 2020

A type of immunotherapy in which T cells are given to a patient to help the body fight diseases. In cancer therapy, T cells are usually taken from the patient’s own blood or tumor tissue, grown in large numbers in the laboratory, and then given back to the patient to help the immune system fight the cancer.

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