PEPFAR policy hinders treatment in generic terms

By M. Asif Ismail

Critics say FDA approval rule has meant greater use of high-cost drugs at expense of helping fewer patients

Excerpts from this story referencing "Cipla":

"… while, Yusuf Hamied, chairman of the Indian generic pharmaceutical company Cipla, put the blame squarely on Ambassador Randall Tobias, who was tapped by Bu …"

"… r of the AIDS epidemic by the 1990s.But in 2001, generic drug manufacturer Cipla had a breakthrough when it began marketing Triomune — a combination of t …"

"… rug companies [before the generics entered the market]," Haddad said. "Now Cipla alone covers 400,000 patients."The U.S. State Department estimates that PE …"

"… drugs, PEPFAR could help many more infected people with the same resources.Cipla chairman Hamied told the Center that if PEPFAR used generics in place of b …"