Alkem Labs denies claims of Pan-D, Clavam 625 batches being not-of-standard qualityAlkem Laboratories has denied claims that its products Pan-D and Clavam 625 are of substandard quality. The company stated that an investig...
27 Sep, 2024, 02.46 PM IST
Fighting superbugs: New paper-based platform enables rapid antibiotic-resistance screeningResearchers have developed a paper-based platform for rapidly detecting antibiotic-resistant bacteria, addressing a critical need in combat...
17 Feb, 2024, 05.30 PM IST
50pc of respiratory infection cases admitted to hospitals in 2 months are of H3N2: GovernmentAccording to the data shared by her, Delhi (370) reported the highest number of H3N2 cases followed by Maharashtra (184), Rajasthan (180) a...
24 Mar, 2023, 05.36 PM IST
What pharma PSUs and government vaccine makers can and cannot do in the uphill battle against CovidWhile government-owned pharma companies are ailing from years of neglect, some have rolled up their sleeves and joined India’s uphill battl...
30 May, 2021, 01.12 PM IST
Government has decided to close 2 pharma PSUs, disinvest other 3: GowdaThe government has also decided to strategically disinvest the other three -- Hindustan Antibiotics Ltd (HAL), Bengal Chemicals & Pharmaceu...
09 Feb, 2021, 09.37 PM IST
20 CPSEs, units in pipeline for strategic sale: MoS for Finance Anurag Singh ThakurThe CPSEs which are under consideration for closure/ under litigation are Hindustan Fluorocarbon Ltd (HFL), Scooters India, Bharat Pumps & ...
14 Sep, 2020, 03.42 PM IST
New policy likely to resolve drug name anomalyThe government has geared up to resolve the confusion, restricting companies from using same brand names for different drugs. The health mi...
09 Nov, 2019, 07.00 AM IST
Oxytocin curbs unite activist groups and drug companies in courtOxytocin is used to induce labour in pregnant women and stall post-partum bleeding
17 Aug, 2018, 08.08 AM IST
Livestock with superbugs pose threat to human healthThe study, led by O R Vinodh Kumar, has been peer reviewed and accepted for publication in the Journal of Applied Microbiology.
30 Mar, 2017, 11.39 AM IST
'No government firm under pharma department produces cancer drugs'None of the state-owned firms under the Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP) produces any kind of cancer treatment drugs, Parliament was inf...
22 Dec, 2015, 04.13 PM IST
Make in India boost: Government to incentivise companies to produce bulk drugs likelyThe package was considered at a meeting called by the Prime Minister’s Office on November 5 to review the status of imports of bulk drugs.
16 Nov, 2015, 12.41 PM IST
PSUs in pharma sector will not be sold: Ananth KumarPublic sector undertakings in pharmaceuticals sector will not be sold but their assets will be leveraged to make them financially viable, t...
05 Aug, 2015, 08.52 PM IST
Government approves Pharma Purchase PolicyThe government approved a policy for procuring medicines produced by Central PSUs, a move which aims at optimum utilisation of such units w...
30 Oct, 2013, 09.04 PM IST
- Cipla in talks with Centre to share cancer drug know-how
Pharma powerhouse Cipla has started talks with the government to share knowledge on making cancer drugs, which, if successful, could radica...
28 Jun, 2010, 02.52 AM IST
- Six NHDP projects worth Rs 4,800 cr get approval
The CCEA approved six highway projects worth Rs 4,803 crore of National Highway Development Programme, covering 639 km across Orissa, Madhy...
03 Jan, 2009, 01.56 AM IST
- Pharma PSUs exceed Q1 sales target by 20%
State-owned pharmaceutical companies have overshot their sales target for the first quarter by 20%, thanks to the fund infusion and mandato...
04 Sep, 2008, 01.01 AM IST
- Govt to curb misuse of antibiotics in Ayurveda system
The government was considering a proposal for a legilsation to curb misuse of antiboitics and anesthesia in the Ayurveda system, an officia...
16 Dec, 2007, 09.33 PM IST