Falling Cost Of Diabetes Drugs May Make Modern Treatment Affordable

…them are in low- and middle-income countries,'' according to figures cited in the paper. As newer therapies become available, ensuring that they reach patients at affordable prices is becoming an increasing challenge. “ Modern diabetes medicines, which were once considered unaffordable for large sections of society, can become much more accessible through the right combination of government policy, pharmaceutical manufacturing and competition, ” said Dr V. Mohan, chairman, MDRF and one of the authors of the study. The researchers point to India's pharmaceutical manufacturing base and the availability of multiple generic manufacturers as important factors…