GSK's antibiotic drug Augmentin is India's highest-selling brand with Rs 80 crore monthly saleEnhertu, a cancer drug by AstraZeneca, was the top-selling new drug in 2024 with sales of nearly Rs 58 crore. Over 3,100 new brands were la...
17 Feb, 2025, 01.05 PM IST
Pharma market picks up pace, sees 10% value growth in NovIndia's pharmaceutical market rebounded in November with 9.9% value growth and 3.1% volume growth. Key therapy areas like cardiac, gastroin...
09 Dec, 2024, 11.22 PM IST
PM Modi to inaugurate Penicillin-G plant in Andhra Pradesh, reviving India's antibiotic productionPrime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to inaugurate a new Penicillin-G plant in Andhra Pradesh, marking the revival of domestic producti...
22 Sep, 2024, 10.24 AM IST
Plant for production of Penicillin G & Clavulanic acid to start soon: Department of PharmaceuticalsThe Department of Pharmaceuticals has announced that India will soon start producing Clavulanic Acid, a key ingredient in the antibiotic Au...
10 Sep, 2024, 01.05 PM IST
Pharma market grows 9% in Feb on price increase, new productsIndia's pharmaceutical market witnessed a robust 9% month-on-month growth in February, driven by strong performance in cardiology and anti-...
09 Mar, 2024, 12.54 AM IST
Pharma market grows 9.5% in JanuaryThe Indian pharmaceutical market (IPM) saw a robust growth of 9.5% in January with all major therapy areas recording double-digit growth. A...
16 Feb, 2024, 12.11 AM IST
Indian pharma market grows over 9 per cent in DecemberAmong the top therapies, cardiac, anti-infectives and neuro/central nervous system have shown a relatively stronger volume growth last mont...
10 Jan, 2024, 09.02 AM IST
GSK's Augmentin is India's no.1 drug brandResearch firm PharmaTrac data shows Augmentin sales at Rs 801 crore from November 2022-23. For the month of November, Augmentin sales stood...
09 Dec, 2023, 12.40 AM IST
NPPA cuts antibiotic, stomach ulcer and abortion drug prices by 30%Indian drug pricing watchdog National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has cut prices of 24 more essential medicines.
26 May, 2016, 04.47 PM IST
Drug companies, distributors slugfest over marginsDrugmakers from GlaxoSmithKline to Lupin are grappling with distributors, whose demand for maintaining commissions threatens to erode profi...
07 Nov, 2013, 04.10 AM IST
- American firm Abbott consolidates top position in Indian drug market
American firm Abbott Laboratories consolidated its top position in the Indian drug retail market by growing at a faster than its closest co...
19 Jul, 2011, 09.03 PM IST
- Drug import: Finance Ministry says no to anti-dumping duty
The finance ministry has turned down a proposal to tax antibiotic drug ingredient imported from China and Mexico.
23 Apr, 2011, 07.37 AM IST
- Antibiotics may get costlier
The government may levy duty on two important drug ingredients imported from China and Mexico to protect local suppliers.
25 Jan, 2011, 06.37 AM IST
- Dr Reddy’s buys GSK’s oral penicillin facility in US
Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, one of the country’s biggest drug firms, has bought GlaxoSmithKline’s oral penicillin facility and products in the...
24 Nov, 2010, 01.34 AM IST
- Finmin says no to dumping duty on pharma ingredients
The finance ministry has shot down an anti-dumping duty proposed by a key government body on import of certain drug inputs from China and M...
30 Apr, 2010, 02.14 AM IST
- Standing guard: NPPA asked to monitor prices of antibiotics
The department of pharmaceuticals, or DoP, has asked the country’s drug price regulator to be on guard against a possible spike in antibiot...
06 Mar, 2010, 12.58 AM IST
- Prices of antibiotics may flare up 50%
A government proposal to slap anti-dumping duties on Chinese and Mexican imports of two key pharma ingredients will push up the prices of c...
22 Feb, 2010, 01.46 AM IST