Drugstore cowboy: Will India keep Novartis at bay?

Much of the world — from patients to pharmaceutical companies to health activists and even governments — is watching an intense battle currently being fought by Swiss pharma giant Novartis in India’s Supreme Court. The company wants to patent and sell its anti-cancer drug, imatinib mesylate, known as Glivec, in India but, so far, its efforts have failed. This is a high-stake contest, with serious implications for many of the above constituents.

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