Crisis over shortage of Remdesivir, Fabiflu to end by next fortnight"An unprecedented surge in demand of some crucial medicines, used in treating Covid patients, has created a mess. Now companies like Cipla ...
01 May, 2021, 12.32 PM IST
Medicine traders flag crisis of essential medicines due to farmers' agitationAmid the siege on the capital by farmers protesting against the newly-formed agrarian laws by the Centre on its various borders, the All In...
06 Dec, 2020, 10.00 PM IST
Drug eTailers face traditional pharma retailers’ wrath as policy evolvesFollowing the issuance of the draft guidelines by the government, stakeholders are expected to send their suggestions within a forty-five d...
29 Sep, 2018, 10.23 AM IST
Government working on a policy for e-pharmacy startupsThis comes as chemists plan a one-day shutdown of their shops later this month in protest against what they allege is the illegal online sa...
07 Nov, 2016, 09.08 AM IST
`Banned drugs cannot be returned promptly'The government had banned the sale of 344 fixed dose combination drugs.A fixed dose combination drug is a mix of two or more drugs in a sin...
16 Mar, 2016, 11.47 AM IST
Chemists call for nationwide strike on October 14Presently, online pharmacy business is going on illegally and authorities are not taking any action against them on the complaints made by ...
01 Oct, 2015, 08.23 PM IST
Drug companies, traders to calculate loss due to new pricing policyPharmaceutical companies and distributors have decided to calculate “loss to trade channels” on account of the new pricing policy.
15 Nov, 2013, 05.16 AM IST
New drug policy forces many pharmacies to shut shopThe new Drug Price Control Order (DPCO), which was notified on May 15, has made the prices of some 150 drugs fall steeply.
30 Sep, 2013, 08.26 AM IST
Spot-fixing scam: Neeraj Kumar emerges as a consummate survivorA source close to the commissioner, a 1976-batch IPS officer, said accolades had started pouring in from the top levels of the home ministr...
17 May, 2013, 04.53 AM IST
No recommendations made by the Verma committee has been rejected, clarifies P ChidambaramChidambaram said the 'correct position' was that certain recommendations of the Verma committee had not found their way into the ordinance.
05 Feb, 2013, 04.30 AM IST
Anti-Rape Laws: Sushil Kumar Shinde asks for political parties' viewsSushil Kumar Shinde has written to all political parties, including Congress, on Monday asking them to give their suggestions on framing st...
01 Jan, 2013, 01.59 AM IST
Delhi gang rape: Former Delhi high court woman judge to probe the caseThe Commission of inquiry to identify lapses and fix responsibility in the Delhi gang rape incident to submit report within 3 months.
27 Dec, 2012, 05.00 AM IST
- IDMA breaks away from lobby of stockists and chemists
The Indian Drug Manufacturers' Association (IDMA) has ended its three decade-old trade agreement with a powerful lobby of stockists and che...
28 Feb, 2012, 01.46 AM IST
- MRTPC to probe drug cos' 'refusal' to sell to Big Retail
Corporate retail chains such as Subhiksha and Reliance Retail that have faced problems sourcing medicines from drug wholesalers in the past...
20 Oct, 2008, 02.40 AM IST
- Bulk drug prices go up as Olympic fever rises
Indian drug cos hit as China stops production at chemical firms to cut pollution.
08 Jul, 2008, 02.48 AM IST
- Pfizer, NPIL abused by drug addicts
Pfizer's Corex and Nicholas Piramal's Phensedyl give a 'kick' to drug addicts, say experts.
18 Jul, 2007, 05.42 AM IST
- Pharma cos cash in on painkiller demand
Pharma majors are making huge profits due to the spread of air and water-borne diseases across India.
09 Oct, 2006, 01.46 AM IST