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Two Women Among Seven ArrestedCounterfeit cholesterol drugs worth Rs 3 lakh seized in raids at KotiPharma stock jumps after receiving approval from UK’s MHRA to sell new pharma productHIV prevention drug hailed as a ‘breakthrough’ gets FDA approvalED raids three pharma units in Baddi, NalagarhGlenmark Pharma: FDA concludes inspection at US facility, issues five observationsED conducts searches across six States in drug trafficking caseGurugram: Teen dies after ‘friendly’ blow to chest; hospital role under scannerBiocon launches Rs 4,500-crore QIP; to issue 11.6% of equity baseZydus Healthcare appoints Swati Dalal MDNatco Pharma appoints Yarramshetty Krishna Rao as Senior Vice President – Operations at MekagudaNatco API plant gets one observation from FDAPharma department refuses to name 30 doctors in bribery tangleDelhi Police busts fake cancer drugs racketSun Pharma appoints Kirti Ganorkar as the Managing DirectorPune Horror: Pharma sudent killed on way home by unlicensed driverBee might have bared Fangs like Death for Karishma Kapoor’s Ex HubbySale of scheduled drugs through online portal, IndiaMART, curbed: T.N. policeTwo die, one critical after a gas leak at Pharma CityDCA raids medical shop in Hyderabad, illegal medicines worth Rs 25K seizedPharma firm Captab Biotech banned in Punjab for 3 years following adverse drug reactionsFUJIFILM resolves to detect Breast Cancer early with Apollo HospitalsDabur reaches out to distributors as quick commerce disrupts general tradeKerala Launches MedWatch App to Verify Medicine AuthenticityPilani Public School begins in VizagRaids in Cuttack med shops over illegal sale of abortion kitsDoctors trialling ‘poo pills’ to flush out dangerous superbugsThe idea of Modern Medtech Park in Delhi germinatesCadila launches beta-blocker Biscado for treatment of cardiovascular diseasesAMTZ moves to build ‘Device’ to rate Buildings on Accessibility QuotientEye stroke alert: Ozempic linked to rare vision-loss conditionGlenmark to launch cancer drug Zanubrutinib in IndiaDrug smuggling racket busted inside Ropar jail; 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1800% dividend announcedMedical shop operating without licence raided, illegal stock seizedZydus Wellness posts 30% profit growth in FY25, Q4 net sales up 17% YoYLupin to boost complex generics in US, EU; eyes chronic growth in IndiaGrowth Triggers Line Up for Divi’s LabsFrom generic drugs to vaccines, Indian pharma industry is transforming lives worldwideIndia’s pharma sector ranks third in worldPU files patents for green nanoplatform in skincare and pharma
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Latest News: MedTech Zone AMTZ Puts Vizag on the Science Map of IndiaBharat Biotech, GSK to cut malaria vaccine price by more than half by 2028Sun Pharma ropes in Richard Ascroft as North America CEOTorrent Pharma shares surge 4% as JPMorgan upgrades to overweight; 18% upside seenMost Advanced Cancer Care is New Chapter @ Sir Ganga RamChemotherapy drugs made by Indian firms fail quality tests, shows studyHundreds of weight loss and diabetes jab users report pancreas problemsAct on Cataract now with Next Generation Technology to keep Blindness at bay‘Stop selling, stocking, or using’: List of drugs and cosmetic banned by KarnatakaNovo Nordisk launches blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy in India; Check price, dosage and other detailsAurobindo Pharma arm gets marketing authorization in UK for DyrupegSun Pharma’s European partner withdraws application for skin cancer treatment therapyGlenmark Pharma launches TEVIMBRA in IndiaIndia’s herbal and ayurvedic OTC market set to outpace global growthAnanda Pharma completes GMP manufacturing of MRX1 for clinical trialsRay of hope for HIV patients, as Hyderabad-based pharma giants secure nod for game-changing HIV drugDrug licences of 9 pharma dealers suspended in JammuSun Pharma Gets Relief on Packaging Norms for Pantoprazole-Levosulpiride FDCIn Punjab, 2 arrested with 6 kg heroin, pistol in cross-border drug bustCDSCO flags 186 drugs that fail to meet quality standardsPristyn’s Hat Trick, transcends North pushing envelop to South of VindhyasKey supplier in alprazolam smuggling racket arrested in Uttar PradeshCough Syrup Smuggling Ring Busted in Bihar’s Samastipur; Two Women Among Seven ArrestedCounterfeit cholesterol drugs worth Rs 3 lakh seized in raids at KotiPharma stock jumps after receiving approval from UK’s MHRA to sell new pharma productHIV prevention drug hailed as a ‘breakthrough’ gets FDA approvalED raids three pharma units in Baddi, NalagarhGlenmark Pharma: FDA concludes inspection at US facility, issues five observationsED conducts searches across six States in drug trafficking caseGurugram: Teen dies after ‘friendly’ blow to chest; hospital role under scannerBiocon launches Rs 4,500-crore QIP; to issue 11.6% of equity baseZydus Healthcare appoints Swati Dalal MDNatco Pharma appoints Yarramshetty Krishna Rao as Senior Vice President – Operations at MekagudaNatco API plant gets one observation from FDAPharma department refuses to name 30 doctors in bribery tangleDelhi Police busts fake cancer drugs racketSun Pharma appoints Kirti Ganorkar as the Managing DirectorPune Horror: Pharma sudent killed on way home by unlicensed driverBee might have bared Fangs like Death for Karishma Kapoor’s Ex HubbySale of scheduled drugs through online portal, IndiaMART, curbed: T.N. policeTwo die, one critical after a gas leak at Pharma CityDCA raids medical shop in Hyderabad, illegal medicines worth Rs 25K seizedPharma firm Captab Biotech banned in Punjab for 3 years following adverse drug reactionsFUJIFILM resolves to detect Breast Cancer early with Apollo HospitalsDabur reaches out to distributors as quick commerce disrupts general tradeKerala Launches MedWatch App to Verify Medicine AuthenticityPilani Public School begins in VizagRaids in Cuttack med shops over illegal sale of abortion kitsDoctors trialling ‘poo pills’ to flush out dangerous superbugsThe idea of Modern Medtech Park in Delhi germinatesCadila launches beta-blocker Biscado for treatment of cardiovascular diseasesAMTZ moves to build ‘Device’ to rate Buildings on Accessibility QuotientEye stroke alert: Ozempic linked to rare vision-loss conditionGlenmark to launch cancer drug Zanubrutinib in IndiaDrug smuggling racket busted inside Ropar jail; ASI, head constable, among others arrestedNepal ex-PM under fire for alleged corruption over Patanjali-linked land deal, fined $1 millionNCB seizes Rs 9.2 crore assets of ‘prime accused’ in transnational drugs trafficking case from NoidaWockhardt’s novel antibiotic Zaynich eyes $9 billion global marketFake cosmetics racket busted in Bhubaneswar’s Unit-1 MarketIllegally stocked drugs worth Rs 5.21 lakh seizedPatanjali and AIIMS Bhopal partner to develop holistic treatment solutionsNPPA fixes retail prices for 41 drug combinations, including empagliflozinDrug Inspector Dismissed After Rs 4 Crore Cash Found in Sacks; Linked to Illegal Sale of Pharmacist DegreesDelhi Crime branch cracks down on fake cancer drug sellers, arrest six individuals‘Made in India’ Surgical Robot SSI Mantra’s Hallowed NASDAQ Moment in New YorkZydus to acquire 2 biologics manufacturing units in U.S. from Agenus for $125 millionAnanda Pharma advances CBD drug with Phase 1 study listingWith Advent of Level Playing Field, Domestic MedTech Industry exclaims ‘Eureka!’Govt supports indigenous manufacturing of complex pharma excipients by Nitika Pharmaceutical SpecialtiesMedical representatives barred from govt hospitals to stop pharma influenceGeneric drugs can bring hope for SMA patients’47% of pharma MOUs from VGGS 2024 commissionedI-Sec downgrades Aurobindo Pharma to Add, target price Rs 1,330AstraZeneca gets CDSCO nod for lung cancer drugAnar Modi named CHO at Senores PharmaNatco Pharma Q4 Results: Profit Misses Estimates, Margin Contracts; FY26 Outlook GloomyCops bust inter-state pharma drug cartel, nab 51,787 abortion kits seized, 6 FIRs filed after raids in Haryana last weekStock market update: Nifty Pharma index advances 0.11%Amrut Medhekar to exit Akums Drugs and Pharma as CEO-CDMO BusinessRamping Up Community for JeevanRaksha during DisastersAbsconding for years, mastermind behind inter-state illegal drug syndicate lands in police netThree Day IGHM fame Healthcare Conclave proved Mahakumbh of Who’s WhoSun Pharma to invest $25 million in Pharmazz Inc; raises stake to 22.7%Divis Lab enters into a LT manufacturing and supply agreement with a global pharma co.Alembic Pharma receives USFDA nod for Amlodipine and Atorvastatin TabletsFake cosmetic makers raided across Gujarat, products worth ₹1 crore seizedLincoln Pharma posts Rs 11.62 cr profit for Jan-Mar; revenue at Rs 161 crFDA panel debates COVID-19 vaccine recipe as questions swirl about fall shotsBharat Bio successfully completes Phase III trials of new oral cholera vaccine Hillchol55 drugs manufactured in Himachal found not of standard quality42 cos banned over supply of substandard drugsGland Pharma Q4 results: Profit dips 3% YoY to ₹187 crore; 1800% dividend announcedMedical shop operating without licence raided, illegal stock seizedZydus Wellness posts 30% profit growth in FY25, Q4 net sales up 17% YoYLupin to boost complex generics in US, EU; eyes chronic growth in IndiaGrowth Triggers Line Up for Divi’s LabsFrom generic drugs to vaccines, Indian pharma industry is transforming lives worldwideIndia’s pharma sector ranks third in worldPU files patents for green nanoplatform in skincare and pharma
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Generic drugs can bring hope for SMA patients’
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Generic drugs can bring hope for SMA patients’

Dr Ann Agnes Mathew, a consultant paediatric neurologist and neuromuscular specialist based in Bengaluru, treats nearly 600 SMA patients from across India. In an interview with DH’s Udbhavi Balakrishna, she…

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