Central government workers seek wages based on five-member familiesCentral government employees are demanding a significant overhaul of their pay structure. They want the government to consider a family of ...
16 Apr, 2026, 03.27 PM IST
Large AI firms hoovering maximum funding, not enough for smaller startups: Y Combinator’s Ankit GuptaAnkit Gupta spoke to ET ahead of the accelerator’s Startup School event in Bengaluru on April 18 — the first in India. In order to tap aspi...
13 Apr, 2026, 11.25 AM IST
Urgent recall: 3 million eye drop bottles recalled after FDA sterility warning - are you using it?A nationwide recall of over 3.1 million eye drop bottles has been issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration due to safety concerns. T...
03 Apr, 2026, 05.35 PM IST
Govt may mandate QR codes to check fake cancer drugsThe Indian government plans to require QR codes on all cancer drugs. This step aims to prevent counterfeit medicines and ensure drug authen...
05 Oct, 2024, 12.05 AM IST
300 drug formulations to have mandatory bar codes on packages soon to curb sales of spurious medicinesThe decision has been taken in order to curb the sales of spurious medicines. Furthermore, this will also help in checking the authenticity...
05 Nov, 2022, 03.48 PM IST
Code for pharma firms to have more teethThe voluntary code, initially applicable till June 2015, has been given four extensions despite the department repeatedly admitting it wasn...
06 Sep, 2016, 10.39 AM IST
Freebies for docs: Govt ban set to replace voluntary codeThe government is planning to make the code of conduct which bans unethical marketing practices — doling out freebies and sponsoring jaunts...
04 Aug, 2015, 10.41 AM IST
Self-certification for bar-coding for drug firms launchedThe govt has introduced self -certification for bar coding of secondary and tertiary level packaging of drugs in order to simply the export...
06 Apr, 2014, 03.59 PM IST
Pharma companies adopt tough ethical normsAfter facing flak for illegal drug trials, and unethical marketing practices, the pharma industry seems to be pulling up its socks.
09 Jan, 2013, 05.29 AM IST
- Ombudsman proposed to deal with doctor-drug firm nexus
Drug companies plan to appoint an ombudsman to address allegations that these firms offer gifts and incentives to doctors to prescribe thei...
19 Jul, 2012, 04.21 AM IST
- Pharmaceutical industry agrees to enforcement of marketing code: Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance
Pharma industry has agreed in principle to enforce a code that will restrict them from offering gifts or other sops to doctors in order to ...
18 Jul, 2012, 08.59 PM IST
- Government to meet pharma companies, MCI to end freebies to doctors
The department of pharmaceuticals will meet drug manufacturers on Wednesday to discuss making the unethical drug marketing code mandatory.
17 Jul, 2012, 05.12 PM IST
- Pharma department to meet drug firms to discuss making the drug marketing code mandatory
The department of pharmaceuticals will meet drug manufacturers on July 18 to discuss making the drug marketing code mandatory.
02 Jul, 2012, 07.59 AM IST
Drug marketing code may become mandatory soonDepartment of pharma will meet drug makers next month to discuss making a drug marketing code mandatory that aims to end the widespread une...
29 Jun, 2012, 09.48 AM IST
- Drug marketing policy in limbo even after a year
Almost a year after the govt set out to finalise marketing rules to end the rampant practice of drug cos, the policy hasn't really gone any...
11 Apr, 2012, 03.57 AM IST
- Government to enforce code of conduct if drugs companies don't fall in line
The department of pharma will notify the final code of conduct next month after considering the industry's feedback on its draft proposal, ...
12 Aug, 2011, 02.15 AM IST
- Soon, bar code & unique no on pill strips to check fakes
You could soon find out whether the drug you just bought from your pharmacy is original or counterfeit/spurious through a single SMS.
20 Feb, 2011, 11.52 AM IST