? There are ten pharmaceutical factories in India. Mylan,? NATCO, Cipla (xipu), Sun Pharma (sun pharmaceutical),? Glanmark Pharmaceutical, Abbott (Abbott India),? Reddy Laboratories, Lubang, aurobindo Pharmaceutical Company and Kadila Healthcare Company have so far produced 20% of the global generic drugs. Indian medicines are exported to more than 200 countries, and vaccines and biopharmaceutical products are exported to 65,438+050 countries. According to media reports, more than 60% of India's generic drugs are exported to developed countries such as the United States, Europe and Japan, and nearly 40% of the generic drugs in the US market come from India, which is known as the "world pharmacy".
In the 1960s, the Indian market was also famous for its high drug prices. In order to let Indians enjoy affordable drugs, the government has taken many measures, but it is still a woman who really lowers the price of drugs. She is the only female prime minister in India so far, and Indira Gandhi, known as the "Iron Lady", is also the most controversial among Indian prime ministers.
? Under her leadership, India revised the patent law again: only process patents were granted to domestically developed foods and medicines, not product patents.
? She asked all India to unswervingly implement the "drug compulsory licensing system".
In India, as long as people think that the original drug is a bit expensive and can't afford it, they can ignore the patent and copy it casually.
In short, India does not recognize patents and directly imitates drugs that are effective in treating diseases, basically ignoring the existence of patents.
Drug price is the main reason why domestic patients choose Indian generic drugs. There has been a lot of discussion about whether the price of the original drug is too high. Many people in the industry said that the original drug research and development cycle is long, the investment is huge, and the patent protection period is limited. Therefore, in order to ensure the cost recovery and capital investment in the next stage of research, the enterprise pricing is higher than that of ordinary drugs. So this is why India's low-priced generic drugs are so popular.
As we all know, China is a big country with liver cancer, and more than half of the world's liver cancer occurs in China. According to the statistics of "20 18 National Latest Cancer Report", liver cancer is the third largest malignant tumor in China and the second highest mortality rate. Being sick is like a random lottery, and no one knows who will shake it one day. The cruelest reality you find after you get sick is that you find yourself desperately saving money, but you don't look down on illness.
The cost of treating liver cancer may be hundreds of thousands or even millions. The price of illness can kill a family as easily as blowing off dust. Sorafenib is the most commonly used targeted drug for patients with liver cancer, and it is the first targeted drug in the history of liver cancer treatment. For 65,438+00 years, it has been the first-line therapy for advanced liver cancer. The appearance of sorafenib changed the survival outcome of patients with advanced liver cancer. We know that sorafenib is very expensive in China. Although there is a drug donation system, the conditions are very harsh. When sorafenib was first listed in China, the price of a box was about 25,000 yuan, and the size of a box was 60*200mg. A box can only be taken for half a month, and it costs at least 50 thousand a month. After sorafenib is included in medical insurance, it will cost about 1 10,000 yuan a month. Although the cost has been reduced, the price of sorafenib is still expensive.
? A friend shared a case with me. 20 19 Mr. Li in Beijing found abnormal liver position and was diagnosed as liver cancer. The doctor told him that this situation can be improved by taking targeted drugs if surgery is performed according to the law, but the high medical expenses are unbearable for an ordinary family. Mr. Li's son found through online search that many patients had eaten the Indian version of G sorafenib. The specification of sorafenib in India is 200mg* 120 tablets per box, which can be taken for one month, and then we began to look for ways to buy Indian medicine. The way to buy Indian medicine is roughly 1. Domestic medical tourism agencies lead patients to India to get medicine by medical tourism. 2. Go to India to buy it yourself. 3. find a purchasing agent. Mr. Li's son thought about purchasing, but he was afraid of buying invalid counterfeit drugs. When searching for information on the Internet, he found that a drugstore mall was fully qualified and affordable, and it was direct mail from India. Finally, he decided to buy it here. So far, I have been taking the Indian version of sorafenib and insist on regular review. Mr. Li's situation is getting better gradually. One advantage of sorafenib is that it has few side effects, but it also has some side effects, so symptomatic treatment is enough. If you also think buying Indian medicine is too abstruse, you can try buying Indian medicine online, instead of going to India, India will send it to China by express delivery.
? Cancer patients in China have gone through a lot of hardships to buy medicine. There are also some family members of patients who are willing to go to India to buy medicine. Excluding the cost, it costs about 8000 yuan, and the process is relatively complicated. If patients go to India to buy medicines themselves, it is very easy to buy fake and shoddy medicines without being familiar with the local area. Ordinary families can't afford this, and patients can't wait that long. The most convenient and safe way to buy medicine is to go to a shopping mall that cooperates with Indian pharmacies, such as "India's No.1 Pharmacy".
Indian medicine has given many ordinary people a chance to live. Whether it is necessary to take medicine must be diagnosed by a professional doctor before making a decision. At the same time, I wish the patient a speedy recovery!