Over 3k brands hit pharma mkt, cancer drug tops in salesIndia's pharma market has introduced 3,151 new brands in the past year, with AstraZeneca's cancer drug Enhertu becoming the top-seller, ref...
Union Budget 2025: Key healthcare moves for cancer treatment & more at total industry allocation of Rs 98,311 croreIn the Union Budget 2025-26, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announces Rs 98,311 crore allocation for healthcare, introducing daycare c...
Budget 2025 for healthcare: Big changes in import duty for lifesaving medicinesFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2025, highlighting measures to enhance healthcare affordability. Key initiat...
NPPA asks companies to cut prices of three cancer drugs post tax reliefIn a move aimed at providing relief to cancer patients, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has directed drug manufacturer...
GST Council spices things up: Here's what got cheaper overnight in IndiaGST Council Meeting decisions: The GST Council's meeting on Monday announced significant tax cuts to make essential goods and services more...
Med in India: Quality, affordability, accessDrugs made locally, be it under patent or generic, must be of high and uniform quality. Variations in quality has dogged the domestic pharm...
From tax tweaks to job incentive scheme, 25 key announcements by Nirmala Sitharaman in Union Budget 2024-25Budget 2024 Key Takeaways: Presenting the Budget, Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled a host of significant booster for sectors su...
Budget 2024: Cancer patients get relief but senior citizens missed the attentionThe Union Budget 2024, while significantly increasing health sector funding to ₹90,959 crore, failed to address the BJP’s poll promise of i...
Budget 2024 at a glance: What's going down and what's moving upShea butter cosmetics — customs duty on shea nuts reduced to 15% from 30%. Stretchable clothes that contain spandex, such as jeans and tops...
Budget 2024: Some relief for cancer patients and increased PLI allocation for pharmaUnion Budget 2024 benefits pharma, healthcare by exempting AstraZeneca's cancer drugs Trastuzumab Deruxtecan, Osimertinib, Durvalumab, boos...
Budget 2024 Decoded: Your 2 minute guide to become a budget proBudget Decoded: Finance Minister Nirmala announced a host of steps for the economy, companies, markets and taxpayers in the Budget 2024. He...
Union health ministry allocated Rs 90,958.63 cr in 2024-25 budgetThe Union health ministry receives a budget increase to Rs 90,958.63 crore for 2024-25. Customs duty exemptions on three cancer drugs annou...
Budget 2024: Government proposes to fully exempt 3 cancer drugs from customs dutyThe government proposes to cut custom duties on Trastuzumab Deruxtecan, Osimertinib and Durvalumab from 10 per cent to nil. Finance Ministe...
AstraZeneca bets on licencing deals, public-private partnerships for India growthBritish-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca is set to launch 15 new products in India from 2023 to 2025, focusing on oncology, cardiovascular, re...
'Unheard-of' cancer drug trials slow tumor growth, extend life of patientsThe new study would change how medicine was practiced, cancer specialists said.