"At a daily dose of 4 tablets, this comes to $5,637 per month,"
"..is for western patients who can afford it"
Oh the irony, at least in the US. How many can actually pay $5,637 per month out of their own pockets if not for health insurance which is mostly subsidized by your employer if you are lucky enough to have a job. On the other hand, India is still more of a "I pay you out of pocket, how much do you charge" system.
Having said that, I am not necessarily saying that protecting your IP/inventions is a bad thing. But before you start comparing countries/markets, make sure you have enough knowledge of how a particular market operates.
Now that the ACA is in force, you don't need an employer. Just go on the healthcare.gov or your state's equivalent, buy a plan with no worry about pre-existing conditions, and get a max annual out-of-pocket of several thousand dollars. If your income is low enough you'll even get your premiums subsidized.
(But personally I'm against pharma patents. There are ways to solve public goods problems other than turning them into private goods.)
America is certainly nowhere near the top of Developed western countries, so maybe they're not even talking about Americans when they say "..is for western patients who can afford it"
It would be nice if you were less vague, so we could have a reasonable conversation about cost of living, incoming, savings, disposable income, et cetera.
As it stands, you've provided a dearth of information.
"..is for western patients who can afford it"
Oh the irony, at least in the US. How many can actually pay $5,637 per month out of their own pockets if not for health insurance which is mostly subsidized by your employer if you are lucky enough to have a job. On the other hand, India is still more of a "I pay you out of pocket, how much do you charge" system.
Having said that, I am not necessarily saying that protecting your IP/inventions is a bad thing. But before you start comparing countries/markets, make sure you have enough knowledge of how a particular market operates.