Minister informs Parliament about steps taken to promote affordable generic drugs Medical Dialogues Bureau26 Nov 2019 4:30 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Minister in the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers D V Sadananda Gowda recently informed the Parliament about the steps taken by the...
Applying for CDSCO license for your drug? Make Sure your formulation does not have similar brand name Farhat Nasim9 Nov 2019 4:52 PM ISTNew Delhi: In a bid to curb the irrational practice of using similar names for different drugs that results in utter confusion, the Union Health...
Biocon inks license, supply pact with CMS for 3 generic formulations Medical Dialogues Bureau13 Sept 2019 2:45 PM ISTUnder the terms of the agreement, Biocon will be responsible for the development, manufacturing and supply of the products and China Medical System...
Sun Pharma sudden closure of Vadodara RnD units leaves around 85 employees in lurch Farhat Nasim3 Aug 2019 3:26 PM ISTMumbai: In a move that will axe job of around 85 employees (as pegged my market sources), Dilip Shanghvi led Sun Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (Sun Pharma) has...
Novartis CEO Vas Narasimhan vows not to sell Sandoz generics unit Medical Dialogues Bureau29 July 2019 9:17 AM ISTNovartis is revamping Sandoz, a process Narasimhan has previously said will take roughly the next year and a half. He has already sold a generic U.S....
Definition of generic drugs discussed in Parliament Farhat Nasim7 July 2019 9:50 AM ISTHe said that the generic medicines are generally those which contain some amount of same active ingredients in same dosage form, and are intended to...
Drugmakers cannot raise price of non-scheduled formulations by more than 10 pc yearly: Minister informs Parliament Medical Dialogues Bureau5 July 2019 5:58 PM ISTAs per provisions of DPCO, all manufacturers of Scheduled medicines (branded or generic) have to sell their products within the ceiling price fixed by...
Ressurecting Sun Pharma: Shanghvi committed to pharma business; surrenders NBFC licence Meghna A Singhania29 May 2019 2:37 PM ISTNew Delhi: The billionaire entrepreneur, Dilip Shanghvi, founder of the 1983 established drug giant Sun Pharmaceuticals (Sun Pharma) is striving to...
Dilip Shanghvi plans comeback; Sun Pharma to develop its own medicines: Report Meghna A Singhania26 May 2019 6:13 PM ISTShanghvi estimates that Sun Pharma has invested about $1 billion in its patented-drug programme so far. He says growth in the Indian generics...
Sun pharma, Dr Reddys, others deny allegations of price fixing in US Garima16 May 2019 9:35 AM ISTIn separate clarifications to stock exchanges, the companies including Glenmark, Sun Pharma, Dr Reddy's, Aurobindo Pharma denied the accusations and...
Inflated prices to 1000 per cent; Lupin, Sun Pharma, Dr Reddys, others face lawsuit Farhat Nasim14 May 2019 4:57 PM ISTMumbai: In a major setback, a group of domestic pharmaceutical companies including Zydus Cadila, Lupin, Aurobindo Pharma, Dr Reddy's Labs, Wockhardt,...
Zydus Cadila gets USFDA nod to market 2 generic drugs Medical Dialogues Bureau1 May 2019 8:05 PM ISTNew Delhi: Drug firm Zydus Cadila Tuesday said it has received the final nod from the USFDA to market generic Bosentan tablets and Trientine...