From oncology to obesity, Pfizer bets big on India for its next growth wavePfizer is prioritizing India for future growth. The company plans to launch new medicines here soon after their global release. Pfizer aims...
18 May, 2026, 06.40 PM IST
Chinese medicines bring relief to India’s cancer patientsIndia’s cancer treatment landscape is seeing a shift as lower-cost immunotherapy drugs developed in China and marketed through Indian partn...
10 May, 2026, 08.50 AM IST
Drug MNCs for keeping patient aid plan out of trade margin formulaThe Organisation of Pharmaceutical Producers of India (OPPI) recommended excluding Patient Assistance Programmes (PAPs) from Trade Margin R...
29 Jul, 2024, 12.28 AM IST
Epic saga of Cipla: How a swadeshi Robin Hood took on Big Pharma of the WestCipla has been closely associated with India's struggle for independence, with Khwaja Abdul Hamied forming the company in 1935. For the Big...
06 Aug, 2023, 12.48 PM IST
Drug marketers to be held responsible for qualityPharmaceutical companies that market medicines made by third parties in the country will now be held responsible for drug product quality w...
14 Feb, 2020, 08.00 AM IST
64% of antibiotics sold in India unapproved, finds UK studyThe report said millions of antibiotic pills in the Indian market have not been regulated in India, the UK or US, worsening the problem of ...
05 Feb, 2018, 09.15 AM IST
Fear of duty hike raising drug prices unfoundedThe withdrawal of customs duty exemption on 76 drugs has led to a hue and cry with many doctors claiming this would make these life-saving ...
12 Feb, 2016, 01.29 PM IST
Compulsory licensing hit India’s image: Hetero PharmaHyderabadbased Hetero Pharma said that the country has lost nearly $10 billion worth of investment by not respecting IP norms.
31 Mar, 2015, 03.26 AM IST
Individual cases to dictate MNC drug cos’ approach to patentsRoche’s decision to give up India patent for Herceptin unlikely to set a precedent, says MNC drug companies’ body.
22 Aug, 2013, 05.00 AM IST
- Govt limits MNCs' supply of essential drugs on local buy
Foreign drug makers buying stake in Indian pharmaceutical companies will now be required to manufacture and supply essential medicines to t...
13 Jul, 2012, 02.19 AM IST
- India to move WTO against EU MNCs blocking its generics
India, along with Brazil, will lodge a complaint with the WTO against the European Union, alleging that Europe-based multinational pharmace...
02 May, 2009, 12.34 AM IST
- No antidote to stop copies of patented drugs: Health min
Health ministry says not equipped with technical expertise to stop domestic pharmaceutical cos from copying patented drugs.
17 Jan, 2009, 03.03 AM IST
- Small drug cos oppose MRP-based excise duty
The small scale pharmaceutical industry has sought Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s help to remove anomalies created by maximum retail price...
01 Jan, 2009, 05.55 AM IST
- Left seeks review of Centre’s drug procurement rules
Left leader and Rajya Sabha MP Abani Roy has written to the chemicals minister Ram Vilas Paswan, requesting him to immediately look into th...
31 Dec, 2008, 12.33 AM IST
- Overseas patented drugs report may seek voluntary price control
The high-level government committee appointed by the ministry of chemicals & fertilisers for price negotiations of patented medicines is ex...
20 Nov, 2008, 01.27 AM IST
- All are invited to this Rs 27,000-cr pharma party
The domestic pharma sector’s better-than-global-average growth is creating new streams of allied business in this Rs 27,000-crore industry.
03 Oct, 2006, 01.35 AM IST
- Drug makers to cut trade margins from Oct 2
Pharmaceutical industry associations of big, small and multinational companies on Tuesday told all their members to cap trade margins on al...
20 Sep, 2006, 02.09 AM IST