Sun Pharma signs Akshay Kumar as brand ambassador for Revital H

New Delhi: Sun Pharma signs Akshay Kumar as brand ambassador for Revital H Drug major Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Monday said Sun Pharma Consumer Healthcare has signed Bollywood star Akshay Kumar…

Aurobindo in last lap to buy Mallinckrodt’s US generics business

MUMBAI: Aurobindo Pharma is in final negotiations to acquire Mallinckrodt’s specialty generics business in the US—including its portfolio of opioid-based painkillers—for $850-900 million after talks resumed in May, said multiple…

Firms marketing medicines may soon be liable for drug regulation violations

CHENNAI: Companies marketing medicines in India will soon be liable for violations of drug regulations that could lead to spurious or substandard medicines even if they aren’t manufacturers of these…

TPG to acquire 40% in Sai Life for Rs 900 crore

Mumbai: TPG has pipped rival private equity investors to acquire a stake of slightly over 40% in Sai Life Sciences — a Hyderabad-based provider of drug discovery, development and manufacturing…

Unsealed lawsuit: Opioid firm placed profits over people

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A newly unsealed lawsuit by Tennessee’s attorney general says the maker of the world’s top-selling painkiller directed its salesforce to target the highest prescribers, many with limited…

Mineral rich Odisha lacks pharma industry, totally depends on other states for medicines and vaccines

Although commendable industry-friendly initiatives have been introduced by the central government to encourage entrepreneurship among the skilled young generation of India, no significant effort is taken either by the state…

Online pharmacy PillPack soon be acquired by Amazon

Amazon.com Inc shared the information that it would takeover medications-by-mail company PillPack for an undisclosed amount, sending shares of drug distributors and drug retailers down. This news already shaken up…

Scientist’s research results are very close to deliver Insulin In a Pill

Researchers are working hard for decades to find a holy grail of drug delivery: a way to give protein and peptide drugs like insulin through mouth, instead of the painful…

Oxytocin banned to be sold at retail Chemist effective from 1st July 2018

Oxytocin, finally restricted by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to be sold at retail chemist shops to curb its misuse. Oxytocin is being misused in a number of…

Position of Design & Copyright Protection in Pharmaceutical Industry

Q: What is law available for the protection of graphics, contents, visual elements & creativity available on the packing material and novel appearance of the pharma related products. – Ashok…