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Thailand will import Heart Drug from India to save $4m |
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August 27, 2007 By News Desk Thailand has ordered 2 million tablets of heart drug Clopidogrel from an Indian company M-cure. Clopidogrel is having similar effect as that of Plavix manufactured by Sanofi Aventis reported Topnews.
The cost for the generic drug will be 3 cents which is much less than that of patented Plavix at $ 2 for each pill. The drug has been ordered from India under compulsory licensing.
The first shipment of 2 million tablets will be delivered within 2 months. The statement was issued by Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GMO) Chairman Vichai Chokvivat. GMO is happy to save more than 4 million dollars with this deal.
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