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AbbVie Healthcare India rejects wrongdoing allegations by the Department of PharmaceuticalsAbbVie Healthcare India has denied accusations of unethical marketing by the Department of Pharmaceuticals, asserting their compliance with...24 Dec, 2024, 11.55 PM IST- AbbVie Healthcare under government lens for 'violations'The department of pharmaceuticals (DoP) reprimanded AbbVie Healthcare India for unethical marketing practices involving over ₹1 crore spent...23 Dec, 2024, 11.32 PM IST
- 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...19 Mar, 2024, 11.07 PM IST
- 'Dolo-650 makers spent Rs 1,000 cr on docs for prescribing drug': SC asks Centre to file a replyThe Central Board for Direct Taxes (CBDT) has accused makers of the Dolo-650 tablet of distributing freebies worth Rs 1,000 crore to doctor...19 Aug, 2022, 12.50 AM IST
- 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...24 Sep, 2020, 08.50 AM IST
- 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...23 Sep, 2020, 11.53 PM IST
- 8,700 pharma firms in India claimed tax deductions for ‘gifts’Around 8,667 pharmaceutical companies claimed income tax deduction under “sales promotion expenses” and “gifts” during 2019-20, the income ...22 Feb, 2020, 11.21 AM IST
- 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...07 Feb, 2020, 08.42 AM IST
- 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...25 Dec, 2019, 06.41 PM IST
- 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...12 Jul, 2019, 02.58 PM IST
- Government to act against firms creating artificial shortage of stentsThere are reports of shortages of stents in hospitals after the government reduced their prices by up to 85 per cent by capping rates of ba...17 Feb, 2017, 12.39 PM IST
- Government to make pharma marketing code mandatory: Hansraj Gangaram AhirGovernment has decided to make Uniform Code of Pharmaceutical Marketing Practice (UCPMP) mandatory in order to control unethical practices.15 Mar, 2016, 03.59 PM IST
- NPPA's latest price control measure may hurt Indian pharma industry in long runResorting to price control as the easy way to affordability could drive quality out of the market, if not drug availability.17 Jul, 2014, 06.29 AM IST
- 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.09 Jan, 2013, 05.29 AM IST
- Free samples to doctors to be now considered as taxable incomeDoctors getting free samples of medicines, gifts should now be prepared to pay tax as such freebies will be calculated as taxable income.07 Aug, 2012, 10.22 PM IST
- Mulling a uniform code of pharma marketing practices: GovtThe minister said there were reports in newspapers that some unethical marketing practices were being followed by certain pharma companies.11 Mar, 2011, 10.02 PM IST
- Gifts to docs: Govt to meet drug cosDrug companies , that have been doling out freebies and sponsoring jaunts of doctors, may face problems with the government now stepping in...13 Jan, 2009, 08.47 AM IST
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