Centre should intervene when patented medicines are sold at exorbitant rate: Kerala HC

Kerala HC asks Centre to assess if cancer drugs are priced beyond reach

The Kerala High Court asked the Centre to gather nationwide evidence on whether patented cancer medicines are affordable. The ruling affirms the government's power to step in on public-health grounds, but leaves the decision and timing to policy.

Centre should intervene when patented medicines are sold at exorbitant rate: Kerala HC

Court holds that Central government can use a medicine’s patent to manufacture and sell it to public, including underprivileged patients, on non-commercial basis

Kerala HC asks Centre to examine patent powers to make cancer drugs affordable

The court said the Centre could consider invoking Section 100 of the Patents Act when life-saving medicines are priced beyond patients’ reach.

Kerala HC urges Centre to examine patent powers for cancer drugs - tennews.in: National News Portal

Kochi, Sep 28 (IANS) The Kerala High Court on Monday asked the Centre to examine whether its powers under Section 100 of the Patents Act could be used to improve access to costly patented life-saving medicines, particularly when such drugs are priced beyond the reach of patients. Justice Harisankar V. Menon observed that invoking the […] The post Kerala HC urges Centre to examine patent powers for cancer drugs appeared first on tennews.in: Natio…

Kerala HC urges Centre to examine patent powers for cancer drugs

Digital Desk | Kochi, Sep 28 (IANS) The Kerala High Court on Monday asked the Centre to examine whether its powers under Section 100 of the Patents Act could be used to improve access to costly patented life-saving medicines, particularly when such drugs are priced beyond the reach of patients. Justice Harisankar V. Menon observed that invoking the provision was ultimately a policy matter but noted that government intervention could be conside…

4 Years After Her Death, Court Says Centre Can Make Cancer Drug She Needed

The Kerala High Court held that the Centre has the power under the Patents Act to manufacture patented life-saving medicines and sell them at cheaper rates to patients who cannot afford them - a ruling that came after a petition filed by a cancer patient who died before her case could be heard.http://dlvr.it/TVgq3k