Price crash ahead Key diabetes cancer drugs to go off patent in India
The next three to five years would see some key cardiovascular, diabetic and oncology molecules going off-patent in the Indian market. This could trigger launches of generic versions by local…
Torrent Pharma readies €2 billion binding offer for Sanofi’s European unit
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd is readying a €2 billion (Rs16,000 crore) bid for Zentiva N.V., the generic drugs unit of France’s Sanofi, two people directly aware of the bidding process said.…
Sun Pharma’s travails with US regulator may drag on
MUMBAI : Sun Pharmaceutical’s troubles with the US drug regulator will continue, as details of the recent observations revealed that the resolution of issues at its Halol manufacturing plant might…
Govt directs Fulfords India to maintain hepatitis injection production
New Delhi: Department of Pharmaceuticals said it has invoked powers under the Drugs Prices Control Order, 2013 to direct Fulfords India to maintain production, distribution and availability of Viraferonpeg 100…
Innovations in pharma packaging can check fake drugs : Yogesh Mudras
By Yogesh Mudras, MD, UBM India. The Indian pharma economy has witnessed rapid growth in recent decades and is known as one of the global pharma hubs, ranking fourth in…
Expert: Over 65% kids born with Vitamin D deficiency
NAGPUR: Over the last decade, more research on Vitamin D has brought to fore the severity of problems associated with its deficiency, said Pune-based Dr Pramod Jog, chairman of International…
Good news for Sun Pharma, bad news for Aurobindo: Amit Rajan, Prosfora Tech
Talking to ET Now, Amit Rajan, MD, Prosfora Tech, says Sun Pharma’s oral approvals technically will start from next month itself. Edited excerpts: What do you make of the observations…
The curious case of USFDA observations and skyrocketing stock prices
The question no one is asking: Why isn’t the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) ordering Indian pharmaceutical companies to disclose to Indian stock exchanges the details of the…
DSM launches sale of anti-infectives maker DSP – sources
By Ludwig Burger and Arno Schuetze FRANKFURT, – Dutch speciality chemicals company DSM has launched the sale of its anti-infectives unit DSM Sinochem Pharmaceuticals (DSP), a potential 640 million euro…
PMC’s cancer screening drive from March 3
Come March the Pune Municipal Corporation’s (PMC’s) health department will start screening women for oral, cervical and breast cancer. The civic body is expected to start the initiative on March…
