Archive · 2 Jan 2026

Obesity Drugs May Boost Indian Pharma Deals

Obesity Drugs May Boost Indian Pharma Deals

Some medicines that help people with weight issues will soon be available for other companies to make because their special protection, called a patent, is ending in March 2026 in India.

A smart person who studies medicines, named Shrikant Akolkar, thinks this will lead to more deals where Indian medicine companies can sell these drugs.

This is because there are many people in India and other places who might need these medicines, and companies that know how to sell them locally will be preferred.

So, we might see more agreements happening as we get closer to that date.

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