WHO seeks details from India over oxytocin-linked deaths; licences of manufacturer cancelled
DDA seizes suspected counterfeit asthma medicine in nationwide crackdown
HP HC quashes CDSCO complaints against pharma firms over jurisdictional and procedural lapses
Eli Lilly launches cancer drug Tanstrive in India
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital excels in Medical Research among Private Hospitals
Centre eases BIS quality compliance with new risk-based framework for manufacturers
SS Innovations International aces Race beating Global Giants in Surgical Robotics
‘SHE’ comes all the Way from Calcutta to Delhi to Care for Women’s Fertility
India curbs supply of IVF consumables to unregistered clinics
Maha FDA seizes counterfeit skincare products; FIR registeredNOTICES ISSUED TO 263 PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES FOR OVERCHARGING IN FY16
New Delhi, Medicare News, May 15, 2016 The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has issued notices to 263 firms that were found overcharging during 2015-16, Parliament was informed on Tuesday.…
GOVT TAKING STEPS TO SET UP FUNDS TO PROMOTE PHARMA SECTOR
New Delhi, Medicare News, May 15, 2016 The government is taking a number of initiatives to help pharma firms upgrade technology and promote drug discovery and innovation in the country,…
PFIZER, ALLERGAN CONSIDERING MERGER
New Delhi, Medicare News, May 15, 2016 Drugmakers Pfizer and Allergan are considering combining in what could be the biggest merger in the healthcare industry in already busy year, the…
SUN PHARMA BUYS 14 BRANDS FROM NOVARTIS IN JAPAN
New Delhi, Medicare News, May 15, 2016 In a $293 million cash deal India’s Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. has agreed to buy 14 established prescription brands from Novartis AG and…
No plea from pharma industry to resolve issues with USFDA – Govt
New Delhi Domestic pharmaceutical industry has not approached the government for early intervention to resolve regulatory issues faced by them in the US, Parliament was informed today. There is no…
Govt. taking steps to set up funds to promote pharma sector
New Delhi The government is taking a number of initiatives to help pharma firms upgrade technology and promote drug discovery and innovation in the country, Parliament was informed . The…
Blatant violation of D&C act – Huge claims but no truth
New Delhi The ASCI’s Consumer Complaints Council (CCC), found 80 out of 133 advertisements to me misleading in nature. These advertisements include a large number of top pharmaceutical firms. A…
Hyderabad hospital to pay Rs 47 lakh for death by negligence
New Delhi The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has ordered a Hyderabad hospital to pay Rs 47 lakh in compensation to the family of a policeman who died due to…
Pharma companies under scanner, directors quizzed
Rs 2,500 crore drug bust Mumbai After the Thane crime branch busted an international drug cartel and seized narcotics worth around Rs2,500 crore, pharmaceutical companies at MIDCs are under scanner,…
11, 889 samples of AYUSH medicines tested in 24 states during the last 3 years
New Delhi Under the provisions of Drugs & Cosmetics Rules, 1945, Good Manufacturing Practices and Quality standards given in the respective pharmacopoeias are mandatory for the manufacturing of licensed Ayurvedic,…