Diabetes drug shows promise for treating prostate cancer
An international team of scientists led by the Medical University of Vienna has identified similarities in the mechanisms of diabetes and cancer: as the researchers show, the protein PPARγ, which…
Indian Pharma Poised To Gain As US Tariffs Impact Global Rivals: JP Morgan Report
Mumbai: Indian pharma companies may stand to gain market share due to the potential impact of US tariffs, according to a JPMorgan report. Essentially, Indian pharmaceutical companies have the potential…
Health department finds samples of 9 injectable drugs manufactured in states outside Karnataka to be contaminated
Bengaluru: The state health department has found samples of nine injectable drugs manufactured in states outside Karnataka to be contaminated, yet repeatedly sold in the state. This news follows the…
India’s Pharma Industry: Poised for Global Expansion by 2030
India’s pharmaceutical industry is on the verge of major expansion, with its share in the global market predicted to climb to 5% by 2030, according to a new report from…
Biocon urges govt to exempt cancer, rare-disease drugs from tax in Budget
India should eliminate tax on drugs for cancer treatment and for chronic and rare diseases, the chairperson of major drugmaker Biocon Ltd said ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s budget…
Centre raises alarm on adverse reaction caused by widely used life-saving beta blocker drugs
Concerned over the widely used life-saving beta blocker drugs causing adverse drug reactions, the government’s Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC) has issued an alert about the same. An adverse drug reaction…
Man held with drugs worth Rs 2.50 cr, planned for New Year supply in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: A man has been arrested for allegedly storing drugs worth Rs 2.50 crore, meant for distribution during the new year celebrations in prominent areas of Bengaluru. The arrest was…
CDSCO flags 2 drugs as spurious, another 111 fail quality test in Nov ’24
The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) on Friday flagged select batches of two drugs as spurious and listed 111 other drugs and formulations as not of standard quality (NSQ).…
Cops bust narco syndicate, seize Rs 1 crore worth drugs
NEW DELHI: With the arrest of three men, including the kingpin, the Crime Branch of Delhi Police on Friday claimed to have busted a ‘nationwide narco syndicate’ involved in the manufacturing…
Pharmaceutical companies prepare to comply with ethical marketing code
Pharmaceutical (pharma) bodies have welcomed the government’s move to request chief executive officers (CEOs) of all pharma companies submit, by June 30, an undertaking citing compliance with the newly notified…
