MNCs deprive India of vital drugs despite getting monopoly rightsJapanese firm Otsuka Pharmaceuticals, Myers-Squibb, Novartis are deferring launch of medicines critical for treatment of serious non-commun...
30 Nov, 2014, 10.26 AM IST
BDR Pharma seeks cancer drug licenceBDR Pharma has filed an application with the Mumbai Patent Office, seeking compulsory licence to market a crucial cancer drug, dasatinib
19 Mar, 2013, 10.52 AM IST
HC order against Cipla's cancer drug Sunitinib stayedCipla was selling a generic version of the drug at one-fourth the price charged by Sugen Inc and Pharmacia & Upjohn Company.
09 Nov, 2012, 06.00 AM IST
- HC order against marketing of Cipla's anti-cancer drug stayed
The Supreme Court today stayed for a month a Delhi High Court order restraining pharma major Cipla from marketing its anti-cancer drug "Sun...
08 Nov, 2012, 09.14 PM IST
- Govt may remove customs duty on cancer, HIV drugs
The finance ministry is understood to be also considering hiking the weighted deduction on expenditure on R&D) by drug companies to 200% fr...
03 Feb, 2010, 05.03 AM IST