#drtb — Public Fediverse posts
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For second time in seven months, India is running short of TB drugs, putting patients at risk
The Centre, which is responsible for supplying the medicines, has asked states to arrange medicines locally.
#health #tuberculosis #TB #TBDrugs #4FDC #3FDC #DRTB #DrugResistantTB #CMSS #HealthMinistry #UnionGovt #india
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After Decades of Pressure, US Drugmaker J&J Gives Up Patent on Life-Saving TB Drug
This move can lead to the entry of many manufacturers of bedaquiline, thereby reducing the exorbitant price which many governments currently find difficult to afford for all of their patients, say activists.
#tuberculosis #JohnsonAndJohnson #bedaquiline #sirturo #DrugResistantTB #DRTB #LMICs #DrugPatents #drugs #medicine #health #healthcare #india