Natco wins patent battle to launch generic 'Risdiplam'A Delhi High Court ruling favors Natco Pharma against Roche's rare disease drug. Natco can now launch generic risdiplam, used for spinal mu...
10 Oct, 2025, 12.00 AM IST
Delhi HC allows Natco Pharma to launch risdiplam, rejects Roche pleaThe Delhi High Court has permitted Natco Pharma to launch its affordable generic version of risdiplam, a crucial drug for spinal muscular a...
09 Oct, 2025, 08.53 PM IST
GST Rate Changes 2025: Check full list of items with revised rates effective from Navratri, September 22GST Rates List 2025: The GST Council has announced tax slab revisions impacting almost all goods and services. After the rationalisation of...
10 Sep, 2025, 04.59 PM IST
More patients can access key drugs after GST rate cutsRecent GST rate cuts on critical medicines are set to significantly reduce costs for treatments of conditions like multiple myeloma, lung c...
10 Sep, 2025, 12.43 AM IST
Crucial drugs to be more affordable after GST cutThe government has significantly reduced GST rates on 41 highly priced medicines, including those for cancer, rare diseases, and heart cond...
04 Sep, 2025, 07.38 PM IST
Zydus Life's plans for cancer biosimilar hit a legal hurdleThe Delhi High Court has granted an interim injunction against Zydus Lifesciences, an Ahmedabad-based drug maker, following a patent infrin...
21 Jul, 2025, 12.01 AM IST
Natco to sell rare spinal disease drug Risdiplam for ₹15,900Each bottle of Risdiplam lasts around 12 days and that will take the cost to roughly ₹30,000 per month for the patient. Sources said Roche ...
10 Apr, 2025, 01.22 AM IST
Delhi HC asks Natco Pharma to pause Risdiplam launch amid patent disputeThe Delhi High Court has ordered Natco Pharma to maintain status quo on the launch of Risdiplam until April 2. Roche, which holds the paten...
26 Mar, 2025, 06.51 PM IST
Delhi HC rejects Roche's plea to block Natco Pharma on Risdiplam patentThe Delhi High Court denied Roche's request to temporarily restrain Natco Pharma from producing its spinal muscular atrophy drug, citing pu...
24 Mar, 2025, 09.58 PM IST
SC stays order asking Centre to procure drugs for patient with rare disorderThe Supreme Court has temporarily stayed a Kerala High Court order directing the Centre to provide additional funds for a patient's expensi...
26 Feb, 2025, 01.41 PM IST
Budget 2025: 'Customs waiver on life-saving drugs won't benefit most patients'Despite the import duty waiver on life-saving drugs for rare diseases announced in the union budget, patients might not benefit due to high...
05 Feb, 2025, 12.01 AM IST
Health groups raise concerns over patents for rare disease drugsHealth groups and patient advocates are raising concerns over patent monopolies on rare disease drugs in India. They argue that these monop...
06 Nov, 2024, 12.26 AM IST
Could a Rs 72 lakh drug cost just Rs 3,000? A 24-year-old's courtroom revelationA 24-year-old SMA patient in Kerala High Court revealed that Risdiplam, a crucial SMA drug, could be locally produced for Rs 3,000 annually...
28 Oct, 2024, 12.17 PM IST