The government is working on a policy to raise the domestic output of bulk drugs and bring down imports.

Union Minister Ananth Kumar today said the country will be self-reliant in bulk drug in the next five years.

The new list of essential medicines, which comes into effect immediately, will be revised every three years as per the committee's recommen...

There are a few new additions in the list but a number of drugs have been taken off as well, according to industry sources.

Union Fertilisers Minister Ananth Kumar today said there will be a separate ministry for pharma and medical devices sector in the next one ...

The Prime Minister's Office has called a meeting on Thursday to review the status of imports of bulk drugs, also known as active pharmaceut...

A government panel on bulk drugs industry has suggested setting up of mega parks to manufacture active pharmaceutical ingredients.

Unlike his predecessors, Nadda has not held press briefings on seasonal flu. Although there have been press releases and random news bytes ...

"There is an urgent need for international collaborations between countries for effective campaigns to eradicate malnutrition and mother-ch...

The summit and expo will provide a platform for identifying and sharing successful innovative models of healthcare delivery from around the...

A medical search engine — run by the US federal government and used as reference by millions of Indian medical scientists — has been slowed...

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) is likely to decide on the proposal in its meeting scheduled for tomorrow.

India and Britain have signed a pact to provide a framework for strategic and technical cooperation between the two countries

A panel will look into the findings of the 59th Report of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the functioning of the Central Drugs Stan...

India described as "totally irrational" British scientists linking a new superbug resistant to antibiotics to this country and said it was ...

India may soon get its own vaccine for swine flu, or the H1N1 virus, that has killed hundreds across the globe this year.

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) will start phase I clinical trials to test a combination of two AIDS vaccine candidates.