Plan to reduce medicine prices faces industry pushback: Report Ruby Khatun Khatun14 Jan 2018 10:08 AM ISTIndia’s proposal to curb drug prices by stripping generic medicines of their brand names has stalled after the plan faced pushback from the country’s...
5 pharma giants under NPPA lens for alleged overcharging Ruby Khatun Khatun10 Jan 2018 1:49 PM ISTNEW DELHI: Five pharma giants are under the scanner of NPPA for allegedly overcharging for a new Hepatitis C combination which they launched without...
Himachal govt to make prescribing generic drugs compulsory Ruby Khatun Khatun9 Jan 2018 10:45 AM ISTDharamshala: The new BJP government in Himachal Pradesh plans to make it compulsory for doctors of all hospitals in the state to prescribe generic...
Supreme Court favours 85 percent pictorial warning on tobacco packs Ruby Khatun Khatun9 Jan 2018 10:30 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the Karnataka High Court's order that had quashed the rule for 85 percent pictorial warning on tobacco...
No plans to revamp NPPA: Govt Ruby Khatun Khatun8 Jan 2018 10:30 AM ISTNew Delhi: The government is not considering revamping the drug price regulator NPPA or setting up an advisory body above it, Parliament was...
Voveron 1ml causes Kidney Damage: Health Ministry panel recommends toxicity check for component Ruby Khatun Khatun5 Jan 2018 5:06 PM ISTNew Delhi: Trouble seems to be mounting for pharma giant Novartis after a panel from health ministry has raised concerns over the safety of diclofenac...
Dip in pharma exports due to shifting of manufacturing bases, market consolidation: Govt Ruby Khatun Khatun5 Jan 2018 11:00 AM ISTNew Delhi: Shifting of manufacturing bases to overseas markets by certain domestic companies and absence of blockbuster drugs going off-patent are...
NPPA fixes retail prices of 14 formulations Ruby Khatun Khatun2 Jan 2018 3:45 PM ISTNew Delhi: Through a recent notification, National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA), Department of Pharmaceuticals, Ministry of Chemicals and...
Code for pharma marketing practices may be enforced soon Ruby Khatun Khatun31 Dec 2017 12:28 PM ISTNew Delhi: A uniform code for pharma marketing practices could be imposed soon as a revised final draft of a code regulating promotional practices in...
Patients save Rs 11,365 crores due to price cap on drugs, medical devices: Govt Ruby Khatun Khatun31 Dec 2017 10:01 AM ISTNew Delhi: Capping of prices of medicines and medical devices, including stents and knee implants, has helped patients save a total of Rs 11,365.61...
Changing labels to sell Expired Drugs: Govt Cancels Licenses of Mahalaxmi Traders Ruby Khatun Khatun30 Dec 2017 10:28 AM ISTPATNA: Licenses of Mahalaxmi Traders' has cancelled by the state health department for the trading of expired drugs after a supplementary...
Lupin moves High Court fearing tax on pre-GST stock Ruby Khatun Khatun29 Dec 2017 12:34 PM ISTMumbai: Lupin has filed a writ petition in Delhi High Court against the Government of India claiming the stock lying in its godowns could face double...
