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  • July 11, 2025
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India’s Glenmark Pharma unit, AbbVie sign exclusive licensing pact

July:  India’s Glenmark Pharmaceuticals (GLEN.NS), opens new tab said on Thursday its innovation arm, Ichnos Glenmark Innovation (IGI), and AbbVie (ABBV.N), opens new tab have signed an exclusive licensing agreement…

Very Arty Surgery for Weight Loss by SSI Mantra, World’s First

Tele robotic surgery performed across 900 Km in India New Delhi:  It was bariatric surgery for weight loss. As it was done by best in class surgical robot SSI Mantra,…

  • Pharma
  • July 10, 2025
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Pills & Profits: Can India’s pharma sector handle Trump’s planned 200% tariff dose?

India stands tall as a pharmaceutical powerhouse, supplying 20% of the world’s generic medicines and nearly 62% of global vaccines. Yet, this success now faces a storm: US President Donald…

  • Pharma
  • July 10, 2025
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Novartis wins approval for first malaria drug for newborns and babies

ZURICH: Novartis (NOVN.S), opens new tab said on Tuesday it had received approval in Switzerland for Coartem Baby, which it said was the first drug to treat malaria in babies…

  • Pharma
  • July 9, 2025
  • 193 views
Nectar to sell API, formulations & menthol biz to Ceph Lifesciences for Rs 1,290 cr

Nectar Lifesciences Ltd on Tuesday said it will sell its active pharmaceutical ingredients and formulation along with menthol business assets to Ceph Lifesciences Pvt Ltd, for Rs 1,290 crore. The…

  • Pharma
  • July 9, 2025
  • 215 views
Flush these 17 expired medicines now. India’s top drug regulatory body issues stern warning

That half-empty bottle of painkillers or expired anxiety pills in your drawer could do more harm than good and Apex drug regulatory body, CDSCO, has said it’s best to flush…

  • Pharma
  • July 9, 2025
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Sun Pharma confirms the stocks of ‘Levipil 500’ seized by Telangana DCA in raids is spurious

In a significant regulatory enforcement action, the Drugs Control Administration (DCA) in Telangana has unearthed and seized a substantial quantity of counterfeit ‘Levipil 500’ (levetiracetam 500 mg) tablets circulating in…

  • Pharma
  • July 8, 2025
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HC-ordered expert panel for weight loss drug may be set up by mid-July

The Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) is likely to begin work on forming a court-ordered expert panel to study the unregulated use of weight loss drugs by mid-July, according…

  • Pharma
  • July 8, 2025
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Biocon Biologics Gets UK Nod for Vevzuo, Evfraxy

New Delhi: Biocon Ltd on Monday said its arm Biocon Biologics Ltd has received marketing authorisations from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in the UK for Vevzuo…

  • Pharma
  • July 8, 2025
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Indian Medical Association opposes decision to allow homeopaths to prescribe modern medicines post pharma course

The Indian Medical Association (IMA) on Monday criticised the notification by Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC) that will allow homeopaths to prescribe modern medicines after completing a six-month course in pharmacology.…

  • Pharma
  • July 8, 2025
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‘AACI Came, AACI Saw, AACI Conquered’ Indian Accreditation Domain in Healthcare

As it turns 3, New American Kid on the Block strikes gold Delhi NCR:  AACI (American Accreditation Commission International) took such giant strides in India in just three years as…

  • Pharma
  • July 5, 2025
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Traditional medicine crucial to achieving global goals of Universal Health Coverage

Global goals like Universal Health Coverage (UHC) can only be met when traditional medicine becomes an essential part of the national health policy and wellness delivery, said Dr. Kashinath Samagandi,…

Lupin launches Ipratropium Bromide nasal spray in US

Pharma major Lupin Ltd on Friday said it has launched Ipratropium Bromide nasal spray, used in treatment of runny nose, in the US market. The Ipratropium Bromide nasal solution (nasal…

Surgical Robot MantraM, First ‘Badge of Vishwaguru’ is on Triumphal March

‘Made in India’ Versatile Surgical Robot is stuff of Standing Ovation Gurugram: The triumphal march of SSI MantraM, best in class surgical robot, first emblem of PM Modi’s ‘Vishwaguru’ dream,…

  • Pharma
  • July 5, 2025
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‘Clear case of disparagement’: Delhi HC directs Patanjali to remove lines against Dabur chyawanprash in its print, TV ads

Observing that “a clear case of disparagement is made out” in Patanjali’s advertisements for its chyawanprash, impacting Dabur, the Delhi High Court Thursday directed the company to delete parts of…

  • Pharma
  • July 4, 2025
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AP Gets First Notified Body for Medical Device Manufacturing Facilities Inspection

CDSCO has notified KIHT Certification Services (KCS) inside AMTZ as state’s first regulatory body Visakhapatnam: Andhra Pradesh is now home to its first-ever CDSCO notified auditing body for medical devices.…

  • Pharma
  • July 4, 2025
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CBI searches premises of PCI president Montu Kumar Patel, say reports

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has reportedly conducted search operations at the premises connected to Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) president Montu Kumar Patel, in connection with various allegations…

  • Pharma
  • July 4, 2025
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STF busts ₹1.20 cr cancer-drug smuggling racket in Lucknow, three held

The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) has busted an interstate gang involved in smuggling high-value anti-cancer injections and arrested three of its active members from Lucknow. “The team recovered…

  • Pharma
  • July 4, 2025
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Live worm in biscuit: Consumer court directs Rs 1.5 lakh compensation to be paid to the woman by Britannia, chemist shop

The BMC’s Municipal Food Laboratory report of August 2019 had confirmed the presence of extraneous matter in the Good Day biscuits purchased by the woman. A consumer court in Mumbai…

  • Pharma
  • July 3, 2025
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Cipla in talks to add new customers for its China factory, executive says

SHANGHAI – Indian drugmaker Cipla (CIPL.NS), opens new tab is looking to add at least two new overseas markets for its products manufactured in China, as the firm seeks to…