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Re:An anarchist takes on Big Pharma by teaching patients to ... by virtuabhi on Friday October 13, 2017 @04:28PM (#15469000)
> Find stuff that's off-patent and build generics

Indian pharma industry is mostly doing these. We export a lot of generics to other continents as well.

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Re:An anarchist takes on Big Pharma by teaching patients to ... by x0x0 on Friday October 13, 2017 @08:37PM (#15470050)
Indian pharma is not just manufacturing generics; the government also uses compulsory licensing to ignore patents.
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Re:An anarchist takes on Big Pharma by teaching patients to ... by virtuabhi on Friday October 13, 2017 @11:02PM (#15470453)
Those constitute only a minsicule amount total manufacturing. It is used only for few serious diseases, e.g. leukemia.
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