80 percent of drugs entering the subcontinent are from Pakistan, says European reportsThis has been revealed in a recent article titled ‘Demystifying the drug menace: Insights from convicted drug sellers’ published in EURepor...
30 Sep, 2020, 09.46 AM IST
Government to strengthen regulation of ultrasound, other imaging equipmentThe move is also expected to ensure that these products follow high quality standards and are easier for the government to track in order t...
01 Mar, 2018, 09.27 AM IST
- Baseball-Bonds, Clemens move closer to Hall of Fame welcome
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19 Jan, 2017, 06.37 AM IST
Government may not act on Cipla’s patent pleaCipla's proposal for the medicines under section 92 of the Patents Act may not be "fit" to pass legal scrutiny- Health ministry
15 Dec, 2014, 12.10 PM IST
Ex-J&J India head led fight against patentCancer Patients Aid Association is ironically headed by a former country head of a multi-national medical products company.
02 Apr, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
Firms need to give 6 months notice to stop essential drugsThe government can ask the manufacturers to continue to produce required level of essential drugs, read Drug Price Control Order.
31 Mar, 2013, 10.39 AM IST
Government notifies new drug pricing policy"The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Policy (NPPP-2012) approved by the Cabinet on November 22, 2012 has been notified on December 7, 2012."
13 Dec, 2012, 06.05 PM IST
Government plans to replace DPCO with a new legislationAs per the new drugs policy, all strengths and dosages specified in the National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM) 2011 will be under pric...
09 Dec, 2012, 12.11 PM IST
- Robust IT architecture holds key to making government's new healthcare plan effective: Kiran Mazumdar Shaw
India's per capita public spending on health is an abysmal $32 or about Rs 1,800 per annum. The neediest of patients are often denied drugs...
22 Aug, 2012, 09.38 AM IST
PMEAC comes up with 3 pricing models to fix retail prices of 328 drugsPMEAC has suggested a complex combination of three pricing models to fix retail prices of 348 essential drugs to balance industry's concern...
04 Apr, 2012, 04.58 AM IST
- No time frame for National Pharmaceutical Pricing Policy: Srikant Kumar Jena
The government said no time frame can be given for implementation of NPPP as it is awaiting the response from the concerned ministries and ...
25 Nov, 2011, 03.51 AM IST
- 'No time frame can be given for implementation of NPPP, 2011'
Govt said no time frame can be given for implementation of draft NPPP, 2011 as it is awaiting the response from the concerned ministries an...
24 Nov, 2011, 02.30 PM IST
- New pharma pricing policy can lead to shortage of drugs: Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries
Sun Pharmaceuticals Industries today hit out at the proposed draft new pharma pricing policy, 2011 saying it could lead to shortage of drug...
15 Nov, 2011, 04.22 PM IST
- Pro-rata pricing of medicines: An exercise in fatuity
The controllability of most of the 74 drugs, that were brought under price control more than a decade ago or even earlier, is questionable.
22 Jan, 2008, 01.18 AM IST
- IPA refutes NPPA’s price rise assertion
Pharmaceutical industry association IPA has refuted drug regulator NPPA's assertion that the prices of top 15 drugs which have gone out of ...
17 Nov, 2007, 12.00 AM IST
- Bangalore HC throws out new pharma policy
The Bangalore high court has ruled that the price control mechanism proposed in pharmaceutical policy 2002 was arbitrary, unreasonable and ...
15 Nov, 2002, 01.16 AM IST
- Pharma cos concerned over draft drug policy
THE Cabinet is supposed to clear a new, more liberal drug price control policy when it meets on February 5. But there are fears that the dr...
03 Feb, 2002, 01.51 AM IST