Patents, LDCs, and a thriving pharma industry in Bangladesh

Did you know a novel drug finds its way to India on an avg 5-6 years after it hits the market, and some never do? As someone who is studying this topic for the first time, an interesting rabbit hole

Did you know a novel drug finds its way to India on an avg 5-6 years after it hits the market, and some never do? As someone who is studying this topic for the first time, an interesting rabbit hole was Trikafta. Infamous story on how the treatment of a disease which affects roughly 200,000 people (low TAM in pharma terms) becomes a manageable condition for >$300,000. This drug still hasnt found its way to india. Simple reason being the pharma company who is the innovator here Vertex, does not s