Live worm in biscuit: Consumer court directs Rs 1.5 lakh compensation to be paid to the woman by Britannia, chemist shop
The BMC’s Municipal Food Laboratory report of August 2019 had confirmed the presence of extraneous matter in the Good Day biscuits purchased by the woman. A consumer court in Mumbai…
Ray of hope for HIV patients, as Hyderabad-based pharma giants secure nod for game-changing HIV drug
Hyderabad: In a ray of hope for HIV patients, particularly for the significant burden in the two-Telugu speaking States of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, several India pharmaceutical companies have secured…
Pharma department refuses to name 30 doctors in bribery tangle
Thirty doctors who accepted foreign travel and hospitality worth Rs 1.9 crore from pharma company AbbVie in Feb-March 2024 have faced no action from NMC because the department of pharmaceuticals…
Bharat Bio successfully completes Phase III trials of new oral cholera vaccine Hillchol
HYDERABAD: Vaccine maker Bharat Biotech on Wednesday said its oral cholera vaccine, Hillchol, successfully completed Phase III clinical trials demonstrating efficacy against both Ogawa and Inaba serotypes. The Hyderabad-based vaccine…
Indian pharma industry showed impressive growth in April 2025, by price led expansion: Report
NEW DELHI: The Indian Pharmaceutical Market continued its upward momentum in April 2025, registering a strong 7.8 per cent year-on-year growth with total sales reaching Rs 19,711 crore, according to…
India puts in place a health emergency plan for Jammu and Kashmir, transports portable hospitals to Poonch, Uri
New Delhi: The government has put in place a health emergency plan for Jammu and Kashmir amid continuing cross-border shelling from Pakistan, dispatching two portable hospitals in the affected areas…
Suven Pharmaceuticals renamed as Cohance Lifesciences
Suven Pharmaceuticals announced that the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India (MCA), has approved change of name of the Company from Suven Pharmaceuticals to Cohance Lifesciences, with effect from…
Novo Nordisk to phase out country’s largest insulin brand
In a move which could shake up the diabetes market, Novo Nordisk is discontinuing the country’s largest selling insulin, Human Mixtard, among other older insulin brands in India. Human Mixtard…
Piramal Pharma’s Telangana unit starts production of general anesthesia drug Sevoflurane
Piramal Pharma said that it has commenced the commercial production of Sevoflurane at the company’s facility located at Digwal, Telangana, India. This was achieved by creating capacity for Sevoflurane manufacture…
3 lotion companies fail to prove ‘skin whitening’ claims, fined
NEW DELHI: Advertisements on e-commerce platforms that claim certain body lotion can whiten your skin in just minutes always sounded fictitious. What you doubted has turned out to be true.…
