|
India's 31-year-old patent rules recognize only manufacturing processes and not the products themselves. This allows local pharmaceutical companies to use strengths in basic chemistry to produce medicine molecules, which are only slightly different from the original. Western drug majors call this piracy.
According to a study released last year by the Pharmaceutical Research Manufacturers of America, the drug industry in the United States loses about US$60 million annually on 20 drugs made this way in India. However, India's top government health official Javed Chowdhury says there is nothing illegal about generic manufacturing. Present laws help millions of poor people in this country to buy and use medicines which could become unaffordable after that date," says Chowdhury. India's patent policies on drugs were put into place in 1970 with the aim of making the country self-sufficient in medicines. The laws were backed by strict government control on drug prices.
Cipla Ltd is a generic drug maker in Bombay India, which broke the patent monopolies held by the larger North American based companies to provide critically needed AIDS drugs to charities like Medicins sans Frontieres (Doctors without Borders) and patients who cannot afford the expensive brand-name versions. Generic AIDS drugs produced outside of the United States have been under criticism for years by the US government and large pharmaceutical companies who hold that generic drug makers such as Cipla Ltd violate intellectual patent laws. In February 2001, the US filed suit against a Brazilian pharmaceutical, which manufactured generic AIDS drugs.
The criticism of generics continues with the release of the WHO safe drug list, however, inclusion on the WHO list provides validation for the work of Cipla Ltd.
4 Corners Pharmacy is able to supply the following generic medications:
Anti Depressants
Bupron (Bupropion hydrochloride) - Generic Wellbutrin
Citadep (Citalopram hydrobromide 20mg) - Generic Celexa
Depzac-20 / Fludac-20 / Elevat (Fluoxetine 20 mg) - Generic Prozac
S Citadep (Escitalopram Oxalate 10mg and 20mg) - Generic Lexapro
Symbal (Duloxetine hydrochloride) - Generic Cymbalta
Venlor XR (Venlafaxine hydrochloride) - Generic Effexor XR
Xet 20 (Paroxetine hydrochloride) - Generic Paxil
Zosert (Sertraline hydrochloride) - Generic Zoloft
Cholesterol Lowering
Rosuvas (Rosuvastatin) - Generic Crestor
Simlup (Simvastatin) - Generic Zocor
Diabetes
Pioglar (Pioglitazone hydrochloride) - Generic Actos
Glyciphage (Metformin hydrochloride) - Generic Glucophage
Metomin (Metformin hydrochloride) - Generic Glucophage
Windia (Rosiglitazone Maleate) - Generic Avandia
Heart Medications
Amlodipine (Amlodipine Mesilate) - Generoc Norvasc
Ezentia (Ezetimibe 10mg) - Generic Ezetrol
Clopivas (Clopidogrel bisulphate) - Generic Plavix
Infections
E-Mycin (Erythromycin) - Generic Erythromycin
Eryacne Gel (Erythromycin) - Generic Erythromycin Gel
Forcan / Zocon (Fluconazole) - Generic Diflucan
Zathrin (Azithromycin) - Generic Zithromax
Zoxan (Ciprofloxacin) - Generic Cipro
Mens Health
Dutas (Dutasteride) - Generic Avodart
Fincar (Finasteride 5mg) - Generic Proscar
Finpecia (Finasteride 1mg) - Generic Propecia
Levite (Vardenafil) - Generic Levitra
Kamagra (Sildenafil Citrate) - Generic Viagra
Silagra (Sildenafil 100 mg) - Generic Viagra
Neurological
Suminat Nasal Spray (Sumatriptan Succinate) - Generic Imitrex Nasal Spray/ Generic Imigran Nasal Spray
Suminat Tablets (Sumatriptan Succinate) - Generic Imitrex / Generic Imigran
Osteoporosis
Osteofos-10 (Alendronate 10mg) - Generic Fosamax
Osteofos-70 (Alendronate 70mg) - Generic Fosamax
Others
Ciza (Cisapride 10mg) - Generic Prepulsid
Microgest (Micronized progesterone) - Generic Prometrium
Montair (Montelukast Sodium 10mg) - Generic Singulair
Tegibs-6 (Tegaserod Maleate 6mg) - Generic Zelnorm
Pain Medications
Cobix (Celecoxib) - Generic Celebrex
Suminat Nasal Spray (Sumatriptan Succinate) - Generic Imitrex Spray
Suminat Tablets (Sumatriptan Succinate) - Generic Imitrex Tablets
Tramazac / Citrama (Tramadol Hydrochloride) - Generic Ultram
Skin Care
Doxine (Doxycycline) - Generic Doxycycline
Stop Smoking
SmoQuit (Bupropion hydrochloride) - Generic Zyban
| 
