PharmEasy acquires Aknamed in $180-$190 million stock deal

Online pharmacy PharmEasy has acquired cloud-based hospital supply chain management startup Aknamed in a largely stock deal worth about $180-$190 million, multiple sources aware of the development said. The transaction also involved a small…

NPPA Refuses Cipla’s Application For Discontinuation Of Four HIV Drugs

New Delhi : The drug price regulator has refused pharma major Cipla Ltd’s application to discontinue four of its formulations to treat Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), noting that it may…

Govt Job for Pharmacists in State Staff Selection Board

HSSC (earlier Subordinate Services Selection Board) is constituted as per the proviso of Article 309 of constitution of India, vide Haryana Government Notification No.523-3GS-70/2068, dated 28.01.1970. Through it was granted statutory…

75 crore Covid vaccine doses administered; WHO hails feat

New Delhi: India has crossed the landmark of administering 75 crore Covid-19 vaccine doses, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said Monday. More than 71 lakh doses were administered on Monday till 7 PM,…

WHO nod for Covaxin likely this month

New Delhi: The World Health Organization’s approval for the indigenous Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin, developed by the Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech, is likely to come this month, official sources said Monday. The WHO has so…

CDSCO Fixes Timelines For Clearance Of Imported Consignments At Port Offices

Mumbai : In a bid to promote ease of doing business, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) has fixed timelines for its port offices to issue no objection certificate for…

Govt Job for Pharmacy Professionals under Directorate of PPQ&S

Directorate of Plant Protection Quarantine and Storage was established in the year 1946 on the recommendation of Woodhead Commission as an apex organization for advising the Government of India and…

India reports 28,591 new Covid cases, 338 deaths

India saw a single-day rise of 28,591 coronavirus infections, taking the overall tally to 3,32,36,921, even as active cases declined by nearly 6,600 in a day to stand at 3,84,921, according…

Jharkhand Rolls Out New Industrial Policy With Priority For Pharma Sector

Chennai : With a noble vision to make Jharkhand as the “Pharmacy of East India”, the government of Jharkhand has rolled out the Jharkhand Industrial and Investment Promotion Policy (JIIPP) 2021…

Govt Job for M.Pharm as Pharmacopoeial Associate at IPC

Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC) is an Autonomous Institution of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India. IPC is created to set standards of drugs in the country. Its basic…