Government slashes prices of about 39 commonly-used drugsThe drugs brought under price control include teneligliptin-an anti diabetes drug, popular anti TB drugs like Bedaquiline and Delamanid, Iv...
04 Sep, 2021, 06.55 AM IST
Centre looking to hike import duty on bulk drugs, in bid to boost local manufacturingThe department of pharmaceuticals (DoP) is mulling the proposal as it pushes to make India self-reliant on APIs. A committee of experts for...
01 Aug, 2020, 06.42 AM IST
Local Pharma API companies to gain from Rs 10,000 crore schemeThe incentive — part of a .`10,000-crore production-linked incentive scheme to boost domestic manufacturing of critical bulk drugs and APIs...
02 Jun, 2020, 07.01 AM IST
Govt frees exports of all APIs, formulations except paracetamolThe Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) amended the export policy for APIs such as vitamins B1, B6 and B12, tinidazole, metronidazo...
06 Apr, 2020, 11.23 PM IST
Govt allows pharma formulations exports under export-linked schemeUnder an advance license, duty-free imports are bound to certain export obligations. The government had restricted the exports of paracetam...
20 Mar, 2020, 09.41 PM IST
Government bans exports of certain masks, ventilators, raw material for masks, coverallsThe exports of these products were free till now. DGFT had prohibited the export of all personal protection equipment including clothing an...
19 Mar, 2020, 10.35 PM IST
Covid-19: Export curbs on imported API drugs under reviewThe commerce and industry ministry is studying a proposal to allow exports of drugs from active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) which have...
18 Mar, 2020, 06.53 AM IST
Exporters line up for restricted Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients licenceThe government, on March 3, restricted the exports of 26 API and formulations, including paracetamol and vitamins B1, B6 and B12 in order t...
16 Mar, 2020, 11.41 AM IST
Antibiotic resistance in food-animals growingIndia, long associated with the spread of superbug New Delhi metallo-beta lactamase-1 and extensively drug-resistance tuberculosis, has now...
20 Sep, 2019, 10.19 AM IST
NPPA revises rates of 6 drugs, fixes price of 1 medicineIn respect of medicines not under price control, manufacturers are allowed to increase the maximum retail price by 10 per cent annually.
11 May, 2017, 09.48 PM IST
Anuh Pharma recovers 14% from day's low on suspended drugs clarification“The company does not expect significant effect on its top & bottom line since the company have very good presence in Indian and rest of wo...
16 Mar, 2016, 10.20 AM IST
European drug regulator suspends Anuh Pharma's three drugsFollowing the inspection of it's manufacturing site, European Directorate for the Quality of Medicines and Healthcare has suspended certifi...
15 Mar, 2016, 08.44 PM IST
Antibiotics found in Yamuna water samples: GovtAntibiotics was found in Yamuna's water samples during tests conducted by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Lok Sabha wa...
10 Dec, 2015, 11.08 PM IST
#MaggiInASoup: Do you know what you are eating?How little we know what we consume came to the fore in recent studies by Centre for Science & Environment. Here are some facts.
04 Jun, 2015, 02.34 PM IST
- Insulin prices may come down by 70 per cent
Insulin prices are likely to fall by up to 70 per cent as drug price regulator the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has bro...
06 Aug, 2009, 09.26 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
- Safeguard duty on penicillin raw materials
Government is planning to start investigations into imports of 6APA and erythromycin- raw materials used for making antibiotics- from China.
31 Mar, 2009, 07.18 PM IST