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SC adjourns hearing on Punjab govt's plea against HC order for CBI probe into corruption chargesThe Supreme Court has postponed the hearing regarding the Punjab government's appeal concerning a high court ruling. This ruling directs th...
Supreme Court seeks committee to curb pharma firms’ unethical marketing practicesThe Supreme Court has directed the government to form a committee regarding pharmaceutical marketing regulations. This follows concerns ove...
- SC asks if norms in place 'actually implemented' in matter over unethical pharma practices
The Supreme Court addressed concerns regarding the implementation of the Uniform Code for Pharmaceutical Marketing Practices (UCPMP) 2024, ...
Medical representatives banned from visiting doctors in govt hospitalsThe govt has banned medical representatives from directly meeting doctors in government hospitals to curb unethical practices and potential...
NMC starts probe against doctors over AbbVie-sponsored foreign tripsThe National Medical Commission has launched an investigation into doctors whose foreign trips, funded by AbbVie Healthcare, breached the U...
Need to pull up those pill-pushersHealth issues can lead to financial crises. UCPMP tackles unethical practices like Dolo-650 controversy, CBDT accusations. Requires support...
Govt notifies new marketing code for pharma industryThe government has implemented a new Uniform Code for Pharmaceutical Marketing Practices (UCPMP) to control unethical practices in the phar...
Pharma firms may face legal action for unethical marketing practicesThe committee is supposed to submit its report in 90 days. It has been tasked to examine the provisions of stakeholder departments with res...
Centre does a U-turn, says no plans to make pharmaceutical marketing code mandatoryOn September 18, when chemicals minister DV Sadananda Gowda was asked if the government had decided to make the Uniform Code for Pharmaceut...
Can't directly deal with complaints of unethical practices: Department of pharmaceuticalsDoP also asked pharma associations to submit compliance report and form committees to look into action taken on the complaints. Pharma lobb...
Pharma companies must adhere to marketing norms during conferences: GovtAsking the lobbies to ensure that no unethical promotion of pharma products is done during conferences, it said companies must adhere to th...
Department of Pharmaceutical asks industry to regulate promotional practicesThe DoP secretary has told both the domestic and multinational pharma lobby groups along with the medical device industry to “strictly” com...
Code prohibits doctors from taking gifts from pharmaceutical companiesHealth Minister Harsh Vardhan said that the code of conduct for doctors in their relationship with pharmaceutical and allied sector industr...
Pharma companies adopt tough ethical normsAfter facing flak for illegal drug trials, and unethical marketing practices, the pharma industry seems to be pulling up its socks.
- Mulling a uniform code of pharma marketing practices: Govt
The minister said there were reports in newspapers that some unethical marketing practices were being followed by certain pharma companies.
- Pharma biggies disclose payments made to doctors
Pharma biggies worldwide have started disclosing payments made to physicians, including dollars spent on consulting gigs, clinical trials a...
- Gifts to docs: Govt to meet drug cos
Drug companies , that have been doling out freebies and sponsoring jaunts of doctors, may face problems with the government now stepping in...