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. ...
04 Sep, 2025, 04.15 PM IST
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...
19 Feb, 2025, 12.22 AM IST
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...
01 Feb, 2025, 04.20 PM IST
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...
01 Feb, 2025, 01.36 PM IST
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...
17 Jul, 2023, 12.34 AM IST
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...
09 Oct, 2022, 04.11 PM IST
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...
15 Apr, 2020, 09.17 PM IST
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...
07 Apr, 2020, 01.51 PM IST
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.
02 Sep, 2018, 06.34 AM IST
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...
09 Nov, 2016, 10.45 PM IST
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...
27 Nov, 2014, 04.33 PM IST
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...
05 Mar, 2013, 04.06 PM IST
- 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...
13 Jun, 2012, 10.03 AM IST
- 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...
27 Mar, 2009, 02.35 PM IST
- 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 ...
04 Jun, 2008, 06.38 PM IST
- 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...
03 Oct, 2003, 10.49 PM IST
- 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...
11 Jul, 2002, 06.03 AM IST