Generic drugs to treat four rare diseases launched

The Union Health Ministry has made available generic drugs to support the care and treatment of four rare diseases in India. The drugs are for Tyrosinemia-Type 1, Gauchers Disease, Wilson’s Disease, and the Dravet-Lennox Gastaut Syndrome. The cost of these drugs will be slashed by anywhere between 60 and 100 times of their current market value. By Coshorts