MEDICINES : OUT OF COMMAN MAN'S REACH

ARVIND K.PANDEY

(Published in BUSINESS ECONOMICS,AUGUST 31,2007)

Apart from the onslaught of spurious drugs , the patients are trapped in another serious dilemma .Most of the life-saving are now beyond the reach of common man .Though National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) is trying its best to control the prices of life-saving drugs , the patients suffering from Cancer and other deadly diseases are still unable to afford medicines needed for their treatment . Unless India comes to manufacture medicines , at present being supplied by the MNCs, the prices of these medicines would never come down . Worse , there is no effort on the part of government to pressurize these companies to have a more humane approach while fixing the prices of medicines . It's tragic that patients have to " wipe out savings " or , for that matter , " hawk their future " to have a tryst with life . Let's hope NPPA price control regime , having 74 medicines , includes esssential life-saving drugs as well .

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PRATIBHA PATIL :TIME TO BE DIFFERENT

(ALSO PUBLISHED IN THE SAME EDITION)

It remains to be seen how Pratibha come to deal with controversial issues in her regime including the mercy petition of Afzal .One wonders whether she would be able to apply a mind of her own while tackling proposals of government . Though she might have emerged as winner in a big way , the mud-slinging has wiped out hallowed status ascribed to her persona by the Congress supporters . It would be a herculean task for her to do justice with the responsibilties associated with the highest seat .

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RAKHI PARVA PAR

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