Acronyms
MD
Doctor of Medicine
Rivalry
A form of competition between two or more countries
$33 billion
Profits of Indian pharmaceutical companies in 2023
Abordable
Affordable
Important
The most important
R&D
Research and Development
Generic drug
A drug that contains the same API than a previously patented drug
48.58%
The percentage of its drugs that India exports to the US, the UK, Nigeria, Russia and South Africa
Faire faillite
To go bankrupt
Funny
The funniest
API
Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient
A charity
An organization whose objectives are focused on philanthropy and social good
99%
The price reduction on Indian drugs that happened as a consequence from robust competition between generic producers
Cupide
Greedy
Good
The best
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
A patent
A form of intellectual property on an invention
1971
The year when Doctors Without Borders was created
Un atout
An asset
Bad
The worst
USFDA
United States Food and Drug Administration
Evergreening
A strategy to retain a monopoly on a certain drug and avoid the production of generics to keep prices high
2005
The year when India started patenting drugs
Fermer définitivement, mettre la clé sous la porte
To shut down
Far
The farthest/the furthest