Pharma Deadline Extended: Govt Grants Relief to Small & Medium Firms

The Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has given three months from February 11, 2025, to the small and medium pharmaceutical firms to submit their plan for upgradation to the…

Astrazeneca Pharma gains after Q3 PAT soars to Rs 55 cr

Astrazeneca Pharma India advanced 1.21% to Rs 7557.05 after the company’s standalone net profit surged to Rs 54.68 crore in Q3 FY 25 as compared with Rs 15.80 crore in…

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…

Pharma body to cap prices of cigarette substitutes, seeks data

NEW DELHI:  National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has sought data on price to retailers and annual turnover from all companies involved in the manufacturing of nicotine replacement therapies (NRTs). Officials…

Six Of Family Killed In Oxygen Cylinder Blast In Bulandshahr

BULANDSHAHR: Six people died and three were injured following an oxygen cylinder blast which led to a partial house collapse in the Asha puri colony of Sikandrabad area in Bulandshahr…

Eye drop licence suspended over safety concern

NEW DELHI:  The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) on Wednesday suspended the licence to manufacture and market PresVu, an eye drop that claims to reduce the need for reading…

‘70% of admitted patients given antibiotics’

NEW DELHI: Nearly 7 out of 10 admitted patients are prescribed antibiotics, a survey carried out in 20 public hospitals across the country has revealed. A survey carried out in 20 public hospitals…

With over 4,000 manufacturing units, Gujarat flag bearer of India’s pharma industry: State govt

Gujarat has been the flag bearer of India‘s pharma industry and a hub for pharmaceutical manufacturing and exports for years, the state government has said as it gears up to host the…

CDSCO approves India’s first CAR-T cell therapy against certain blood cancers

ImmunoACT is an IIT Bombay incubated company-backed by drug maker Laurus Labs on Friday said it has received approval from Indian drug regulator the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) for its…

Generic drugs issue: Health minister Mansukh Mandaviya to meet IMA, NMC brass today

NEW DELHI: Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya has called a meeting on Monday to discuss the newly-notified regulation – National Medical Commission Registered Medical Practitioner (Professional Conduct) Regulations, 2023 – which, among other things,…