Small pharma companies seek price caps on inputs as costs surgeIndian pharmaceutical units face a severe crisis. Input costs have surged by 200-300 percent. This is due to global conflicts disrupting ra...
20 Mar, 2026, 12.10 AM IST
India pharma production hit by propane shortage; vitamin, hormone supply at riskIndia’s pharmaceutical industry is facing the risk of medicine shortages as a propane gas crunch forces several manufacturing units to part...
16 Mar, 2026, 06.12 PM IST
Raw nerve: Drugs may get costlier as prices of ingredients surge 30%India's medicine prices are poised for a sharp increase due to a 30% surge in raw material costs, driven by container ship scarcity followi...
11 Mar, 2026, 09.07 AM IST
Be patient... prices of your medicines may come down soonIndian medicines may become more affordable as China's active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) prices have dropped significantly, by 35-40%....
22 Dec, 2025, 11.59 PM IST
Essential medicines will cost you a bit more from April 1Beginning April 1, prices for essential drugs like painkillers, antibiotics, and anti-diabetic medicines will rise by 1.74%. The increase i...
28 Mar, 2025, 12.44 AM IST
IOL Chemicals shares surge 5% as board announces 1:5 stock splitIOL Chemicals share price: IOL Chemicals proposed stock split is subject to shareholder approval via a postal ballot. The record date to de...
30 Dec, 2024, 09.38 AM IST
IOL Chemicals announces 1:5 stock split; record date soonIOL Chemicals has approved a 1:5 stock split. This will increase affordability and liquidity. Shareholders will receive 5 new shares for ev...
27 Dec, 2024, 07.23 PM IST
Covid & flu: Sales of respiratory, anti-infective drugs shoot up"We have seen a sharp rise in the sales of drugs like paracetamol, analgesics and drugs for respiratory illnesses," said Rajiv Singhal, gen...
14 Apr, 2023, 12.50 AM IST
Indians' medical bills set to swell, here's whyThe sharp increase has been witnessed in high-volume key antibiotics including azithromycin and amoxicillin imported from China. "These are...
27 Feb, 2023, 06.07 PM IST
Indian companies are paying up to 25 per cent more for China APIsKey APIs have become 12-25% costlier in the past few days amid possible supply disruptions that may squeeze margins and raise drug prices, ...
21 Dec, 2022, 07.09 PM IST
Sales of immunity boosters soar amid rise in casesAccording to doctors, as the Covid-19 cases start to increase, people start taking immunity boosters as a precautionary measure, as they se...
11 Jan, 2022, 09.43 AM IST
Chemists told to stock up on key medicinesThe National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority and the Drug Controller General of India held a meeting with AIOCD on Monday regarding the av...
05 Jan, 2022, 06.49 AM IST
Pharma companies seek govt nod to hike medicine pricesThe lobby group asked to allow prices of all scheduled formulations to be increased by 10% with immediate effect. Scheduled drugs are those...
10 Nov, 2021, 06.23 AM IST
Covid-19: Key drugs, steroids in short supply; input costs surgeTwo anti-virals — Remdesivir and Favipiravir — and Tocilizumab injections being used in the Covid-19 treatment have witnessed massive short...
21 May, 2021, 10.22 AM IST
India urges China to stabilise price of APIs linked to Covid-19Indian pharmaceutical companies source almost 70% of their requirement of Covid-19-related APIs from China. Demand for Covid-19-related med...
16 May, 2021, 07.40 AM IST
Stock Ideas: Anand Rathi has a buy call on Granules India, target price Rs 227. The brokerage expects ~25 per cent/~23 per cent revenue/PAT CAGRs over FY20-22.
04 Jun, 2020, 02.39 PM IST
Blackstone, KKR, Bain among PE cos in talks to buy Granules IndiaThe investor relations team at Granules India denied the promoters are seeking to sell their stake.
28 Nov, 2019, 07.39 AM IST