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Scanning cancer, up close & personal: A revolution is underway in cancer diagnosisA gene-based test called next-generation sequencing can identify precise mutations, which can then be treated with targeted therapies. Sinc...
Iran war impact: Essential drugs may cost up to 5% more, for nowThe immediate net consumer impact could be 3-5% higher prices, or roughly similar to what consumers paid before the late-September cuts in ...
Budget relief on the label: Govt proposes to drop duty on rare disease drugsThe Indian budget proposes exempting seven rare disease drugs from import duties. This move aims to lower costs for expensive life-saving m...
GST cut on drugs, medical devices to provide relief to patients: Industry playersThe government is reducing GST on medicines and medical devices. Lifesaving drugs are exempt. This action will help patients and families. ...
Companies told to revise MRP of duty-waived medicinesIn an office memorandum dated February 17, the nodal agency for price regulation has also directed these companies to issue a revised price...
Budget 2025 impact: Pharma and HealthcareThe Budget 2025 has indirect positive impacts on pharma and healthcare sectors with the addition of 36 lifesaving drugs attracting a 5% cus...
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...
TB drug deal offers short term solution, excludes high burden nations, says health advocacy group“The deal remains just a stop-gap because bedaquiline will only be available to a limited number of countries that will be included in this...
Mulayam 'quite critical': Medanta HospitalHe is being treated in the ICU of Medanta Hospital, Gurugram, by a comprehensive team of specialists," the hospital said in a health bullet...
HCQ: India emerges first responder to Mauritius, Seychelles to contain Covid-19India gifted the first consignment of four tonnes of essential lifesaving medicines to Government of Seychelles, in view of the ongoing COV...
Lifesaving drugs should be made available to Indians first: Rahul GandhiCongress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Tuesday that India must help all countries in their fight against coronavirus but lifesaving medicines...
India's oxytocin ban delayed by a month as Delhi HC hears cases against itOxytocin is a hormone drug used to induce labour in pregnant women and stall post-partum bleeding.
Government served legal notice over decision to cut NPPA’s powersThe group has termed the move “anti-national” and “anti-people”, adding that it affects an ongoing case at the SC over various aspects of d...
NPPA invites comments on Tata Memorial list of cancer drugs"(this is) on revision of NLEM 2011 with respect to addition/ deletion of drugs relating to oncology from price control and affordability a...
Will continue selling Nexavar drug post IPAB verdict: Bhaskar Narayana, Natco PharmaIn an interview with ET Now, Bhaskar Narayana, Finance-Director, Natco Pharma, talks about the IPAB’s verdict on Natco’s cancer drug case a...
- Rajasthan plays lifesaver with free drugs
Fifty-three-year-old Ram Prasad of Bindaiyka village had to wait for a long time in a queue to get his medicines at Jaipur's Sawai Man Sing...
- Financial crisis a boon for illegal drug trade
The global economic crisis and the lack of financing available for legitimate businesses offer a golden opportunity for drug traffickers to...
- Biocon launches pre-filled safety syringe
Biocon Limited, the country's leading biotechnology company, today announced the launch of a new drug delivery system, a pre-filled safety ...
- Govt wants to keep essential drugs list untouched
The Union health ministry has informed the Attorney General that it did not think the National List of Essential Medicines submitted to the...
- Import duty on lifesaving drugs to be revoked
In what could be a belated budget rollback that would benefit both pharma MNCs and the consumer, the government has decided to withdraw the...