Sandoz Inc recalls India-made anti-allergic tablets in USDrug firm Sandoz Inc is recalling India-made 1,023,430 units of anti-allergic Cetirizine HCl chewable tablets in the US due to impurity con...
11 Jun, 2015, 05.58 PM IST
80% of medicines not covered by price control orderThe much-awaited drug price control order (DPCO) 2013, meant to control the price of medicines does not cover over 80% of the medicines in ...
01 Dec, 2013, 11.48 AM IST
Widely used drugs to cost up to 50% lessThe drug pricing regulator, National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority, on Monday issued a notification to regulate prices of 150-odd essent...
18 Jun, 2013, 04.59 AM IST
Glenmark, Ranbaxy, DRL, Cipla, Lupin fall on government price control policyThe policy, which will curtail prices of costly brands sold by domestic and international drugmakers, was approved by the government in Nov...
17 May, 2013, 02.02 PM IST
New drug policy to cut cap prices of 650 common drugsIt will cover a wide range of drugs, such as anti-infectives (Cetrizine), cardiac (Aten) and gastro-intestinal medicines (Ocid), pain-kille...
09 Dec, 2012, 01.10 AM IST
- Schizophrenia pill Olanzapine, weak rupee drive Dr Reddy's Lab topline to Rs 2,770 crore
Dr Reddy’s Laboratories’ revenues in the December quarter jumped to Rs 2,770 crore, buoyed by the launch of a star performing drug and a we...
04 Feb, 2012, 03.44 AM IST
- Making medicine affordable
The high cost of life-saving medicines is a major deterrent to healthcare in India. Availability of quality lowcost drugs will make healthc...
23 Mar, 2011, 08.26 AM IST
- Excise evasion by drug cos to be probed
The government has asked the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) to keep a check on companies which factor in excise component...
25 Aug, 2008, 01.46 AM IST
- Small pharma companies to get pricing antidote
The government is believed to be considering a proposal to free from price control about 5,000 small pharma companies having turnover of up...
24 Jul, 2008, 02.40 AM IST
- Variation in bulk, retail prices to nail pharmas
Drug makers governments will soon face tough questions from the drug price regulator.
20 Aug, 2007, 05.07 AM IST
- Paswan prescribes price cuffs for 3 drugs
Government to bring 3 mass-use drugs under price control on which chemists take a hefty margin.
18 Jul, 2007, 05.05 AM IST
- States prescribe control pill for pharmas
Popular drugs for treating bacterial infection, allergy and inflammation - on which chemists take huge margins and make them 20 times costl...
19 Jun, 2007, 03.17 AM IST
- Generics market may lose value on margin cut
The proposed trade margin cut on generic drugs from October 2 is set to be applicable to 2,000 brands of specified strengths, and as a resu...
29 Sep, 2006, 02.23 AM IST
- Common drug prices may plunge
Prices of commonly used medicines such as paracetamol, nimesulide, cetrizine and omeprazole are set to come down sharply.
18 Aug, 2006, 01.00 AM IST
- Govt orders cost audit of pharma cos to check hefty trade margins
Drug makers who charge hefty margins will soon have to admit that.
28 Mar, 2006, 12.04 AM IST