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Pharmaceutical Market and Drug Price Policy in India

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  • Venkatanarayana Motkuri
  • Rudra Narayan Mishra

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Drug prices and cost of healthcare are two major concerns globally. This entails to examine the structure and performance of domestic pharmaceutical industry and Indian market’s pricing policy of drugs. This article contributes to the debate around regulation of drug prices in India from the perspectives of the healthcare of the poor and affordability.

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  • Venkatanarayana Motkuri & Rudra Narayan Mishra, 2020. "Pharmaceutical Market and Drug Price Policy in India," Review of Development and Change, , vol. 25(1), pages 30-53, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:revdev:v:25:y:2020:i:1:p:30-53
    DOI: 10.1177/0972266120929146
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