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Rx Name Unethical Practitioners: A medical thriller unfolds in IndiaIndia's Department of Pharmaceuticals found AbbVie Healthcare India sponsored ₹1.91 crore in international trips for 30 doctors, violating ...
Losing sleep over election results? 35 stocks to hedge portfolio from PrabhudasStating that consumption-led sectors will do better, irrespective of which government comes to power, Amnish Aggarwal gave out a list of 35...
Need to pull up those pill-pushersHealth issues can lead to financial crises. UCPMP tackles unethical practices like Dolo-650 controversy, CBDT accusations. Requires support...
Samples given to doctors are not freebies: Pharma companies in HC"The free sample of medicines given to the medical practitioners is only to prove the efficacy and to establish the trust of the doctors on...
"Baseless": Dolo 650 maker Micro Labs rejects allegations of Rs 1,000 crore worth freebies to doctorsThe company clarified that the amount referred to pertains to the total sales and marketing expenses incurred by the company for its total ...
CBDT finds Rs 300-crore tax evasion at pharma company Micro Labs, maker of Dolo tabletsThe CBDT on Wednesday accused the makers of the widely-known Dolo-650 medicine tablet of indulging in "unethical practices" and distributin...
Pharma cos can't claim freebies to doctors as tax exemption: SCThe Supreme Court said pharma companies cannot claim tax exemption against freebies handed out to doctors as it is not allowed under curren...
Pharmaceutical companies offering freebies may come under GST lensThe tax heads of firms such as Novartis India, Sun Pharma, Cipla, Lupin have been summoned for meetings with tax officials, they said.
Pharma firms lure doctors with gold coins to push its vaccinesWhile the flyer doesn't mention the name of any pharmaceutical company , a doctor said it was found only at the booth of one pharmaceutical...
Code for pharma firms to have more teethThe voluntary code, initially applicable till June 2015, has been given four extensions despite the department repeatedly admitting it wasn...
Pharma cos offer freebies to doctors, violate code: MPThe CAG, in a report in 2015, criticised the Central Board of Direct Taxes for allowing promotional expenses by pharma companies as deducti...
Freebies for docs: Govt ban set to replace voluntary codeThe government is planning to make the code of conduct which bans unethical marketing practices — doling out freebies and sponsoring jaunts...
Drug makers' tax benefit claim on freebies, gifts unlawful: CAGThe deduction of 200 per cent of the expenditure incurred on R&D activities is allowed provided it is approved by DSIR.
Tax exemption for gifts to doctors: CAG exposes dirty tricks of pharma companiesThe most startling of the dirty tricks played was that of claiming tax exemption for giving gifts to doctors to lure them into prescribing ...
- Government to meet pharma companies, MCI to end freebies to doctors
The department of pharmaceuticals will meet drug manufacturers on Wednesday to discuss making the unethical drug marketing code mandatory.
- Gifts to docs: Govt to meet drug cos
Drug companies , that have been doling out freebies and sponsoring jaunts of doctors, may face problems with the government now stepping in...
- No probe into doctor-pharma nexus: Ramadoss
Union health minister A Ramadoss said doctors should follow their personal code of conduct and refrain from 'accepting perks or bribes'.
- Slap curbs on drug promotional expenses
Recent news reports highlighted the growing tendency among India’s drug companies to cajole doctors to prescribe their brands by offering i...
- Slap curbs on drug promotional expenses
Recent news reports highlighted the growing tendency among India’s drug companies to cajole doctors to prescribe their brands by offering i...
- Is your doctor being bribed to suggest your drugs?
Delhi operation of a pharma co as earmarked an annual budget of Rs 2 crore for freebie for doctors in the Capital alone.