PCI president Montu Patel loses Gujarat state pharmacy council membership
Ahmedabad: The Health and Family Welfare Department has removed Montu Kumar Patel from the Gujarat State Pharmacy Council, raising questions about his continuation as president of the Pharmacy Council of…
Maharashtra: Interstate Gang Held for theft of Novo Nordisk’s Weight Loss Medicines on Samruddhi Expressway
Mumbai: Washim Police have busted an interstate gang involved in the theft of Novo Nordisk’s injectable medicines, including the recently launched anti-obesity drug Wegovy (semaglutide), from a moving truck on the…
India ranks among top contributors in reporting adverse events: DCGI
New Delhi: India ranks among the top contributors globally in reporting adverse events, Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) Dr Rajeev Raghuvanshi said on Wednesday. He made the remarks at…
Lupin receives US FDA approval for its generic cancer drug
Indian pharma major Lupin announced that the US Food and Drug Administration has approved its abbreviated new drug application for Lenalidomide capsules in strengths of 2.5 mg to 25 mg…
Indian pharma sector expects 7-9% growth in FY26 despite US headwinds, per ICRA
New Delhi: India’s pharmaceutical industry is set to record healthy revenue growth of 7-9 per cent in FY26, even as challenges in the United States market continue to weigh on performance,…
NPPA extends ceiling price fixation on orthopaedic implants for two months
New Delhi: The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has extended the ceiling price fixation it imposed on orthopaedic knee implants for knee replacement system for two more months, upto November…
Engineer created fake firm, obtained GST number, 17,000 Pills seized
Durg-Bhilai: An engineer in Durg first created a fake company by tampering with documents. Then, he began sourcing drugs used for drug abuse from other companies and selling them. However,…
Novo Nordisk’s oral Semaglutide 25 mg (Wegovy® in a pill*) delivered 16.6% weight loss in people with obesity
Bagsværd, Denmark, Plainsboro: Today, The New England Journal of Medicine published the results from the OASIS 4 phase 3 trial that studied the efficacy and safety of the investigational once-daily…
Centre Mandates Box Warning on ‘Nimesulide’ after Safety Concerns
New Delhi: The Central Government has directed drug manufacturers to carry a mandatory “Box Warning” on the popular painkiller Nimesulide, tightening its usage conditions after the country’s top medical research body…
NPPA fixes retail price of nine new drug combinations
New Delhi: The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has notified the retail price of nine new drugs, including three anti-inflammation fixed dose combinations (FDCs) and six antidiabetic combinations. The prices…
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