Shanghai lockdown may choke pharma suppliesPeople in the pharma industry say the lockdown of Shanghai which has been announced this week has prompted further fears of disruption in t...
30 Mar, 2022, 12.41 AM IST
National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority seeks drug stock, pricing dataThe regulator had earlier asked the drug makers and groups to share details regarding the price movement, production details and inventory ...
13 Mar, 2020, 12.00 AM IST
Covid-19 impact: Government panel lists essential drugs that can run outA high-level government committee, which submitted its report to the Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP) last week, reviewed 54 drugs and s...
03 Mar, 2020, 06.59 AM IST
Coronavirus outbreak: Drug pricing regulator asks companies to give information on price, inventoryThe government has been examining the impact of the shutdown in China on the pharmaceutical sector in India. The DoP has also asked the cou...
28 Feb, 2020, 07.43 AM IST
Covid-19 Impact: Pharma companies feel the pain as prices of key inputs shoot upAccording to the data available with Pharmaceutical Export Promotion Council (Pharmexcil), the cost of paracetamol has gone up from Rs 250-...
15 Feb, 2020, 06.58 AM IST
Regulator directs drug manufacturers to incorporate new recorded adverse effects in leafletsThe aim is to make the patients and doctors aware of the new adverse reactions of certain drugs which are prescribed frequently for certain...
18 Apr, 2019, 05.38 PM IST
Your habit of throwing medicines is breeding superbugs that are hard to cure"Superbugs" are strains of bacteria that are resistant to the majority of antibiotics commonly used today to treat infections.
29 Aug, 2018, 11.02 AM IST
Anti-dumping duty imposed on Ofloxacin import from ChinaThe duty on import of 'Ofloxacin' from China will be in the range of $2.58 to $9.48 per kilogram for three years, said a notification issue...
18 Mar, 2018, 11.19 AM IST
Anti-dumping duty likely on 'O Acid' imported from ChinaDirectorate General of Antidumping and Allied Duties concluded that the chemical was exported by firms in China at prices less than their v...
26 May, 2017, 02.38 PM IST
Combiflam, D Cold and Cetrizine among 60 drugs marked 'substandard' in quality testSpecific batches of 60 drugs find mention in CDSCO's bulletin which describes these drugs as "not of standard quality/spurious/adulterated/...
26 Apr, 2017, 02.30 PM IST
Branded heart, diabetes drugs much costlier than generic onesIn the diabetes drugs segment the average price of leading brands of some medicines is also higher between 10-3 times the MRP of generic dr...
10 Mar, 2017, 04.50 PM IST
Antibiotics found in Yamuna water samples: GovtAntibiotics was found in Yamuna's water samples during tests conducted by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Lok Sabha wa...
10 Dec, 2015, 11.08 PM IST
India relies on China for 90 per cent of drug raw materialsIndia's acute dependence for key raw materials which are used to make at least 15 essential drugs can affect pharma industry if a situation...
29 Oct, 2014, 03.43 AM IST
Pharma dept to bat for revival of bulk drug industryIt would also seek a mechanism to institutionalize coordination of different ministries that deal with pharma and healthcare.
30 May, 2014, 04.15 AM IST
Silver can make antibiotics more effectiveSilver added to antibiotics could make them 10 to 1,000 times more effective and enable them to fight drug-resistant infections
20 Jun, 2013, 07.32 PM IST
- Sick bulk drug cos may get life support
The government would take measures to revive bulk drug units that have either closed down or suspended manufacturing due to short supply of...
15 Aug, 2008, 02.38 AM IST
- FDC gets USFDA nod for antibiotic drug
Pharmaceutical firm FDC Ltd on Wednesday said it has received an approval from the USFDA for its antibiotic drug Ciprofloxacin Ophthalmic S...
02 Jul, 2008, 09.27 PM IST