US FDA fires most negotiators for pharma user fee talks, sources sayMass layoffs at the FDA, including senior negotiators, have disrupted the process of reauthorizing user fee programs that fund the agency's...
18 Apr, 2025, 08.14 AM IST
Kerala to launch first ever project on collection, disposal of expired medicinesKerala's Drugs Control Department is set to launch the 'nPROUD' project, a first in the country, to collect and dispose of expired and unus...
19 Feb, 2025, 10.31 AM IST
Norms soon on disposing of expired medicinesThe document is in the final stages of completion. It will include procedures to be followed for disposal, collection, storage and transpor...
27 Jun, 2024, 12.54 AM IST
Life saviors force-feed pills bitter on pocket in exchange for exotic vacations, chic carsTo keep a gauge if a doctor is prescribing drugs manufactured by particular pharmaceutical companies, medical representatives collect weekl...
01 Sep, 2022, 09.48 PM IST
Contradictory rulings put pharma, FMCG companies in a fix over tax credit for lost goodsMadras HC in a recent case ruled that input tax credit availed by a company or a manufacturer need not be reversed in case of a loss incurr...
21 Sep, 2021, 06.37 PM IST
First physical GST Council meeting since pandemic begins in LucknowInclusion of petroleum products, petrol and diesel within GST is set to be a hot topic of debate as high taxes and cess have pushed fuel pr...
17 Sep, 2021, 11.28 AM IST
Centre to present options to states for meeting compensation shortfall at GST Council meetingThe GST compensation is calculated as per the formula provided in the Compensation Act and is released on a bi-monthly basis. However, due ...
14 Sep, 2021, 01.14 PM IST
Singapore Red Cross sends Rs 38 crore for COVID-19 relief to IndiaWilliams received a SGD1 million cheque of donations collected by the Singapore Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) and the Li...
04 Jun, 2021, 10.48 AM IST
Logistics companies resume operations as govt acts to clear cargo logjamExecutives at Future Supply Chain, DHL Express, Ecom Express, Safexpress and Spoton Logistics said the operations are beginning to unfreeze...
28 Mar, 2020, 10.01 AM IST
Legal action will be taken against those defying 14-day quarantine norms: GoMAddressing a press briefing on the current COVID-19 situation in the country, a senior health ministry official reiterated that there has b...
25 Mar, 2020, 10.37 PM IST
For Glenn Saldanha, innovation is the new Vitamin for Glenmark's successInvestors complained, competitors were mystified and Saldanha's father was skeptical. Nevertheless, Saldanha pressed ahead in the painstaki...
20 May, 2017, 10.59 AM IST
How Sami Group's Muhammed Majeed is eyeing large-scale cultivation of monk fruit to stall our sugar obsessionMuhammed Majeed is eyeing cultivation of the monk fruit in India, a zero-calorie, natural sugar substitute that might be the answer to our ...
01 May, 2016, 12.47 PM IST
CAG report puts Delhi government hospitals in a dockThe CAG today painted a sorry state of affairs at government hospitals in the national capital in its report for the fiscal year ending Mar...
02 Apr, 2013, 10.15 PM IST
Mylan sues USFDA for allowing Ranbaxy to sell Diovan's generic versionMylan has sued USFDA for not allowing it to market a generic version of medicine Diovan, saying that Ranbaxy has lost its exclusivity for t...
04 Oct, 2012, 06.43 AM IST
Ranbaxy misses out on first-day launch of hypertension drug's generic versionThe company is yet to get the US food and Drug Administration's approval for the generic version of the drug, valsartan.
25 Sep, 2012, 06.54 AM IST
- Relief in offing for pharma cos as excise abatement on MRPs may rise
Pharmaceutical companies, which do not make drugs in excise exempt states, can look forward to a relief in the forthcoming Union Budget.
05 Dec, 2006, 01.29 AM IST
- USFDA issues warning to Ranbaxy
The USFDA has issued a warning letter to domestic pharma major Ranbaxy for deviations from good manufacturing practices at its Paonta Sahib...
27 Jun, 2006, 12.57 AM IST