Set to conquer US, Indian 'Viagras' may give Pfizer a hard timeThe nearing end of Pfizer's patent will open floodgates of the lucrative US market to Indian companies.
07 Aug, 2018, 03.23 PM IST
Health ministry likely to ban over 300 combo drugsThe annual sales value of these medicines has shrunk from nearly Rs 3,000 crore in 2016 to Rs 2,183 crore now.
04 Aug, 2018, 07.57 AM IST
Supreme Court to hear government's petitions to transfer drug ban casesAround nine transfer petitions filed by the government against companies contesting the ban are likely to be listed for hearing on November...
25 Oct, 2016, 12.45 AM IST
Government moves to Supreme Court over ban on combination drugsThe move would cut any ambiguity that could arise from differing verdicts between high courts, a government official said.
16 Sep, 2016, 08.27 AM IST
Delhi High Court extends relief to pharma firms over drug banThe health department prohibited the manufacture and sale of 344 fixed-dose combination drugs this month, citing experts as saying there wa...
21 Mar, 2016, 07.01 PM IST
HC to resume hearing on pharma cos' pleas against Centre's orderThe companies have contended that the decision was taken by the government without issuing them a show cause notice or granting them a hear...
20 Mar, 2016, 11.50 AM IST
Pharma stocks continue to remain under pressureShares of Venus Remedies tumbled 5.90 per cent, Lupin was down 4.23 per cent and Natco Pharma dipped 3.23 per cent on BSE.
17 Mar, 2016, 08.27 PM IST
need2know: Fed policy, Indian data and Chinese economyThe Federal Reserve held interest rates steady but indicated that moderate US economic growth and "strong job gains" would allow it to resu...
17 Mar, 2016, 08.08 AM IST
Centre ban on FDCs: Procter and Gamble, Glenmark, Reckitt Benckiser too get Delhi High Court reliefAs a result of the court's order, the ban on sale of P&G's Vicks Action 500 extra, Reckitt's D'Cold and Piramal's Saridon have been lifted ...
16 Mar, 2016, 07.14 PM IST
Delhi High Court stays ban on sale of Procter and Gamble's Vicks Action 500 till March 21Healthcare major Procter and Gamble today got interim relief from the Delhi High Court which stayed till March 21 government's decision ban...
16 Mar, 2016, 06.25 PM IST
Drug ban: Pharma market to see immediate loss of Rs 1,000 croreTaking the drug industry by surprise, the health ministry, in a notification issued on March 12, prohibited the manufacture, sale and distr...
16 Mar, 2016, 12.23 PM IST
After Pfizer, Delhi High Court grants relief to Abbott and MacleodsAbbott Healthcare and Macleods Pharmaceuticals today got interim relief from the Delhi High Court which stayed till March 21 government's d...
15 Mar, 2016, 07.28 PM IST
P&G catches cold as Vicks goes off the shelf; Pfizer, Abbott in pain tooCompanies such as Abbott India, Macleods Pharma, Pfizer, Alkem Labs and IPCA Labs are among the companies that are likely to be hurt by the...
15 Mar, 2016, 03.59 PM IST
Pfizer, Abbott shares tank after ban on Corex, Phensedyl and 327 other drugsAbbott India shares fell 1.98 per cent to hit a low of Rs 4,755 after ban on its Phensedyl syrup. Abbott is reviewing the notification, the...
14 Mar, 2016, 04.31 PM IST
Government ban on 350 drugs jolts 4% of pharma retail marketPfizer and Abbott and domestic companies including Alkem, Ipca and MacLeods, and is likely to be contested by companies, sources say.
14 Mar, 2016, 11.47 AM IST
Drug industry gears up to fight ban on 329 fixed dose combinationsFixed dose combinations are two separate drugs combined into a single dose. The concept is widely accepted in global markets.
14 Mar, 2016, 05.46 AM IST