'Our Cancer Drug Is For Rich Westerners, Not Poor Indians'
"In 2005, the FDA granted approval for a promising new cancer-fighting drug called Nexavar. Bayer took it to market shortly thereafter, and it is currently an approved treatment for late-stage...
========== back in 2005 the FDA approved aida cancer drug known as necks a bar it
helps treat those who have a late stagekidney and liver cancerwell unfortunately this treatment comes
with a huge price tag it cost aboutsixty ninethousand dollars a year at minimumfor someone in the US to take it well
Indiathe country in India has a a law that
allows a different companyto take our patent and create the same
drug ifthe Western company or the Western
pharmaceutical company is charging toomuch for itso and Indian Court recently granteda patent to a company known as not cope
Pharma limitedbecause they wanted to ensure that its
people would be able to use the drugso instead of having to pay $69 thousand
dollars for itthe people of India can get it for 177
dollars which is a huge diffe...