Competition watchdog flags treatment pricing issues at private hospitals in Delhi-NCRThe Competition Commission of India observed that patients in Delhi-NCR super-speciality hospitals often depend on in-house services, creat...
22 May, 2026, 04.47 PM IST
Compliance squeeze, global scrutiny redefine India’s $30 billion pharma export playbookAs global markets prioritise quality and regulatory trust, India’s pharma sector is recalibrating beyond its traditional cost advantage.
01 May, 2026, 11.26 AM IST
Drug regulator oversight sought for nutraceuticals; NGO flags quality, pricing concernsA Gujarat NGO is pushing the government to regulate nutraceuticals like medicines. They cite concerns about product quality and unregulated...
19 Apr, 2026, 11.15 AM IST
DCGI intensifies crackdown on GLP-1 drug misuse, sales and misleading adsIndia's drug regulator is cracking down on illegal sales and promotion of GLP-1 weight loss drugs. Inspections are underway across the coun...
24 Mar, 2026, 10.31 AM IST
Regulating pharma, beyond manufacturing qualityIn a significant leap forward, India's drug authority, CDSCO, is poised for a transformative upgrade. The government is embarking on an ini...
11 Feb, 2026, 10.59 PM IST
Pharma middlemen propose regulatory changes to avoid Trump administration rules: ReportPharmacy benefit managers, facing increased scrutiny from the Trump administration, are reportedly developing proposals to modify their pra...
25 Sep, 2025, 07.56 AM IST
Madras HC delivers shot in the arm for online pharmaciesIn a shot in the arm for epharmacies, the Madras High Court overturned a previous ruling by a single-judge bench restricting online platfor...
27 Jun, 2024, 06.00 AM IST
India's retail chemists ask BJP to include the banning of e-pharmacies in its manifestoAIOCD said that the online medicine business poses a serious threat to public health, serving as a gateway for counterfeit medications in t...
29 Mar, 2024, 11.52 PM IST
Centre seeks more time to frame policy on online sale of medicines, Delhi High Court grants 'last opportunity'A bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet PS Arora made clear that "if the draft policy is not prepared before the next ...
17 Mar, 2024, 12.50 PM IST
How online pharmacies have landed in a regulatory limboThe lack of regulatory clarity is imperiling India’s online pharmacy sector. While the digital business has grown rapidly in the past few y...
29 May, 2023, 07.20 PM IST
Cannot permit Bihar govt to play with lives of people, Supreme Court on plea for action against fake pharmacistsThe high court on December 9, 2019, had asked Kumar to give the names of fake practitioners so that necessary action could be taken against...
21 Nov, 2022, 09.08 PM IST
Drugs, Medical Devices & Cosmetic Bill: Why the Bill is bad medicineIn its current form, the New Drugs, Medical Devices and Cosmetics Bill, 2022, represents a continuation of the depressing status quo.
19 Aug, 2022, 10.17 AM IST
Bombay HC strikes down plea against online drug salesThe petition had said certain categories of drugs (schedules H and X) cannot be sold without a prescription, that is, only through physical...
09 Aug, 2019, 09.20 AM IST
Brick-and-mortar pharmacies selling medicines without demanding prescription: StudyThe committee, set up last October following a strike by chemists for similar reasons, is finalising recommendations to regulate e-pharmaci...
07 Jul, 2016, 10.20 AM IST
Private players in e-pharmacy space form associationAmid a nationwide strike of chemists today against "illegal" online sale of medicines, private players in the e-pharmacy space have come to...
14 Oct, 2015, 03.54 PM IST
Apollo Pharmacy reviewing quality of Ranbaxy drugs"We haven't suspended the drugs per se, but our medical oversight committee has asked for FDA and GMP certificate for medicines that we dis...
08 Jun, 2013, 04.19 AM IST
- Retail pharmacies to get distribution prescription
The government is planning to tighten the norms for transporting, storing and selling medicines in the country even as big corporate houses...
20 Feb, 2007, 05.47 AM IST