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Budget 2025: 'Customs waiver on life-saving drugs won't benefit most patients'Despite the import duty waiver on life-saving drugs for rare diseases announced in the union budget, patients might not benefit due to high...
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Activists cry foul over new HIV drug monopolyOnly one Indian drug maker, Emcure, will be allowed to sell the medicine in the Indian private market, because of a licensing agreement wit...
Drug firms facing challenging times due to price control: CiplaCipla is keeping all avenues open for appropriate licensing agreements with other global companies to make patients better secured for affo...
Japan seeks patent term extension at Regional Comprehensive Economic PartnershipRCEP is a proposed free trade agreement among the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations and Australia, China, India, Japan, Sout...
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...
- 2011: An uncomfortable year for pharmaceutical sector
The pharmaceutical industry will remember 2011 as a year in which the government sought more to exercise more control over the business.
- Centre to talk MNC pharma cos into keeping a check on prices
A government move to regulate prices of patented medicines imported and marketed in India by multinational drug-makers may come as a big re...
- New norms for MNC drug prices
Govt may soon finalise norms for monitoring prices of costly imported patented medicines for diseases such as diabetes, arthritis, obesity,...
- Pharma dept wants drug controller's office under its ambit
The newly-formed department of pharmaceuticals wants to take Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) under its control.
- Price-controlled drug’s new formula needs NPPA nod
Drug makers will find it increasingly difficult to dodge government control over prices by altering the composition of their brands.
- NPPA calls for price check on 'worm' drug
The country’s drug price regulator has recommended price control of a mass-use medicine for worm-infestation sold by more than 80 companies.
- Local cos can eye patents in US
US Congress is set to give a new inexpensive option for Indian drug makers to attack the patents.
- Reddy panel holds hope for drug cos
While MNC drug makers have reasons to smile at Satwant Reddy panel’s view that their new formulations be protected from ‘unfair competition...
- US senators move bill to ban copycat generics products
Three US senators have introduced a bill in the US senate to try and prevent global pharma giants from selling cheaper copies of their own ...
- MNCs to pay for data exclusivity
For multinational pharma giants, slowing down the entry of cheaper copies of their new drugs in India may come at a price.
- How will amendments to Patents Bill help pharma?
The amendments address the demands for making the law more friendly to the domestic pharmaceutical industry, while meeting international ob...