Zaynich's blockbuster potential lifts Wockhardt's long-term outlookWockhardt's novel antibiotic, Zaynich, has received USFDA approval after a 12-year effort, sparking hopes for a turnaround after years of n...
02 Jun, 2026, 05.48 AM IST
Infosys, Tech Mahindra, TCS and other IT stocks jump up to 5%. What’s driving the rally?Indian IT stocks rose sharply on Monday, lifting the Nifty IT index nearly 3%, as investors reassessed AI-related fears, attracted by attra...
01 Jun, 2026, 11.51 AM IST
These large-caps have ‘strong buy’ & ‘buy’ recos and an upside potential of up to 25%Here’s a thing investors in equity need to keep in mind. A large part of the upmove one might see in the next one or two trading sessions w...
18 May, 2026, 10.31 PM IST
India's protein boom: Growth, risks & need for sustainable sourcingIndia's appetite for protein is on the rise, opening doors for food enterprises seeking growth. However, this expansion is not without chal...
09 Apr, 2026, 11.00 PM IST
Painkiller, antibiotic prices set for marginal increase starting April 1Starting April 1, the prices of essential medicines will experience an increase of 0.6%. This change aligns with the annual alterations in ...
26 Mar, 2026, 12.45 AM IST
Pharma companies struggle as input costs rise despite 0.6% price hikeFacing a modest 0.6% hike in medicine prices this year, pharmaceutical companies are grappling with the rising costs of raw materials fuele...
18 Mar, 2026, 12.20 AM IST
Europe wakes up to critical medicine dependency on China, looks for ways to prevent possible crisis scenariosA coalition of health ministers in the EU is pushing for reduced dependency on Asia, primarily China, for essential medicines. They urge th...
09 Mar, 2025, 06.44 PM IST
Prices of 800 essential drugs to increase a tad from April 1After massive annual increases of 12% and 10% in prices on record last year and in 2022, this will be a meagre increase for the pharma indu...
15 Mar, 2024, 12.15 AM IST
Fighting superbugs: New paper-based platform enables rapid antibiotic-resistance screeningResearchers have developed a paper-based platform for rapidly detecting antibiotic-resistant bacteria, addressing a critical need in combat...
17 Feb, 2024, 05.30 PM IST
Indians' medical bills set to swell, here's whyThe sharp increase has been witnessed in high-volume key antibiotics including azithromycin and amoxicillin imported from China. "These are...
27 Feb, 2023, 06.07 PM IST
Strep A: Pharmacists forced ‘to pay £11 for antibiotics’ amid soaring demand due to spike in infectionsA senior pharmacist has stated that due to rising demand—partly because of Strep A infections—some pharmacies are now paying £11 for a cour...
12 Dec, 2022, 10.06 PM IST
No increase effected by govt in medicine prices: Mansukh Mandaviya"There are some essential medicines linked to WPI that can see rise or fall automatically as per the WPI movement. These are drugs that are...
04 Apr, 2022, 06.33 PM IST
Essential medicines to get expensive by more than 10 per cent from AprilThe NLEM list includes drugs like paracetamol, antibiotics like azithromycin, used to treat bacterial infections, anti-anaemia, vitamins an...
01 Apr, 2022, 07.59 PM IST
Prices of medicines to go up a tad; companies seek 20% jumpPrices of essential medicines including painkillers, antiinfectives, cardiac and antibiotics could go up marginally from April, with the go...
20 Mar, 2021, 11.36 AM IST
Experts to decide on inclusion and exclusion of antibiotics from NLEM todayGovernment-appointed experts have been tasked with preparing the new NLEM to decide on which group of antibiotics should be included and ex...
09 Jan, 2020, 09.26 AM IST
Government making efforts to bring down price of drugs: Health Minister JP NaddaNadda said the government is trying to regulate the prices of drugs and make medicines more affordable for the people.
28 Nov, 2014, 02.45 PM IST
- Pharma industry against safeguard duty on Chinese antibiotics
The small pharmaceutical industry is opposed to imposition of safeguard duty on import of antibiotic bulk drugs 6APA and erythromycin from ...
10 Apr, 2009, 01.22 AM IST