Top pharma companies racing to launch first weight-loss pill
Bengaluru: The market for weight-loss drug is expected to expand to more than $150 billion in revenue by the early 2030s, thanks to the ever-growing popularity of Eli Lilly’s Zepbound…
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Sun Pharma unit recalls 17,000-plus bottles of antifungal shampoo in USStrides Pharma Science arm New York facility gets 4 USFDA observationsSSI Mantra, Made in India Robot, bats a Thousand by completing 100 TelesurgeriesBihar drug bust: Rs15 million narcotics seized in major trafficking crackdownTop pharma companies racing to launch first weight-loss pillAjanta Pharma shares rise 5% on Biocon weight-loss drug marketing pact4 held in Etah with banned codeine syrup worth Rs 25LDelhi Police bust fake medicine packaging racket; two arrestedPlasmaGen Biosciences secures ₹150 crore to expand into global marketsCipla launches inhalable insulin for diabetes careIndian ‘Mantra’ for USA to make Robotic Surgery Affordable and Accessible thereCentre draws a price line to curb cheap pharma imports47 Himachal-made medicines fail quality tests, companies asked to recall stockSwell of Footfalls for Respiratory & Cardiac Emergencies in Aakash Healthcare due to PollutionEarly Morning Drowsy Road Drivers Beware! 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Two Officials Removed for LapsesUse of anti-haemophilia medicine suspended across Punjab after reports of adverse reactionsColdrif syrup deaths: Medical store owner and pharmacist arrestedCipla, Natco Pharma, Hetero Labs among Indian firms chosen to supply key generic drugs in China
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Sun Pharma unit recalls 17,000-plus bottles of antifungal shampoo in USStrides Pharma Science arm New York facility gets 4 USFDA observationsSSI Mantra, Made in India Robot, bats a Thousand by completing 100 TelesurgeriesBihar drug bust: Rs15 million narcotics seized in major trafficking crackdownTop pharma companies racing to launch first weight-loss pillAjanta Pharma shares rise 5% on Biocon weight-loss drug marketing pact4 held in Etah with banned codeine syrup worth Rs 25LDelhi Police bust fake medicine packaging racket; two arrestedPlasmaGen Biosciences secures ₹150 crore to expand into global marketsCipla launches inhalable insulin for diabetes careIndian ‘Mantra’ for USA to make Robotic Surgery Affordable and Accessible thereCentre draws a price line to curb cheap pharma imports47 Himachal-made medicines fail quality tests, companies asked to recall stockSwell of Footfalls for Respiratory & Cardiac Emergencies in Aakash Healthcare due to PollutionEarly Morning Drowsy Road Drivers Beware! Maybe headed to ‘Air Crash’Granules India arm gets 5 USFDA observations for Hyderabad facilityDrug regulator CDSCO flags 205 drug samples as not of standard quality in NovemberTrump announces historic drug price cuts; Move likely to impact Indian pharma sectorAurobindo Pharma subsidiary’s plant in Andhra Pradesh issued five observations by U.S. FDACrackdown on Illegal Ayurvedic Syrup Factory: An Inside LookSun Pharma Baska facility gets OAI status from USFDAAstraZeneca Pharma India wins CDSCO permission to import breast cancer drug DatverzoClass 8 Dropouts Used YouTube Tutorials to Make Fake Betnovate-C, Clop-G Creams, Delhi Police Bust 6-Year RacketSamples of drugs used in diabetes, hypertension, allergies, infections found substandard in quality testsOdisha Receives Investment Commitments Worth ₹7,043 Cr in Pharma & MedtechCough Syrup Racket Busted: Kingpin Shubham Jaiswal skips ED summons; Here’s what happens nextSenores Pharmaceuticals to Acquire Apnar Pharma at Enterprise Value of ₹91 CroreAytu BioPharma launches depression drug EXXUA in U.S. marketDelhi govt carries out 27 raids against fake medicineOdisha Pharma Summit 2025 to Explore Opportunities in Pharmaceutical Sector on December 16ITS in AMTZ, 70 Countries participated for Future of Health TechnologyGlenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd soars 0.2%, gains for fifth straight sessionPune FDA busts interstate counterfeit drug racketTramadol, Alprazolam Racket: ED Arrests Pharma Dealer for Diverting Psychotropic Drugs, Laundering Rs 3.75 CrMedicines manufactured without license seized in Himachal PradeshReport for Building Road to Ultimate Healthcare Assurance in Approaching Vikshit BharatRobotic Surgery is on the cusp of being Affordable – Dr Sangita ReddyGovt cracks down on erring pharma unitsCDSCO releases MedTech Mitra’s handbookTelangana Rising Vision Document Aims for USD 3 Trillion EconomyNovo moves court to restrain Sun Pharma, Alkem from manufacture, sale of SemaglutideStrides Pharma names Nandini Matiyani Global Head of HRNovo Nordisk now wants Sun Pharma to stop dealing in weight loss drug compound, goes to Delhi HC againDr Reddy’s inks licensing deal to sell Immutep’s cancer drugMandatory QR code for med allergic reactions: Pharma body to start driveOdisha Approves Pharma & MedTech Policy to Build Sector Hubs & Boost InvestmentHaryana doctors’ strike: What’s triggering the two-day shutdown in government hospitals?India’s Pharma Sector Must Expand AI Use Beyond R&D: ReportsIndia headed for Culture of ‘Divya Buildings’, thanks to AMTZ’s Landmark InitiativeIndia’s Pharma, Healthcare Funding Hits $38.6 Mn in Nov’25Novo Nordisk gears up for December Ozempic launchIllegal intoxicant tablets seized in large quantity from Sirsa medical store, two heldHigher pharma, chemicals exports to Russia bloc on agenda to trim deficitED attaches Rs 2.58 crore property of HP Assistant Drug ControllerInter-State drug racket busted; five arrestedJubilant Pharmova names Daniel J O’Connor as CEO of proprietary drugs bizCough syrup death strigger probe into 700+drugfirmsWHO backs use of GLP-1 drugs for weight loss, along with diet, exerciseUS, UK ink tariff-free deal to boost pharma tradeLupin gets U.S. FDA nod for biosimilarFSSAI orders nationwide crackdown on illegal use of industrial dye Auramine in food productsSun Pharma launches blockbuster plaque psoriasis drug Ilumya in IndiaMumbai Businesswoman Allegedly Stripped Naked At Gunpoint By Pharma BossCodeine cough syrup syndicate kingpin’s father, a trader, arrestedSuperbugs now resistant to key everyday antibiotics: ICMR34 hospitals, 431 pharma stores suspended from RGHS for fraud in three monthsCipla launches India’s first dedicated lung health diagnostics centreTorrent Pharma fined Rs 41 crore over alleged wrong GST refundGeneric HIV Drug Rollout to Take a Hit on Trial PushStop illegal sales now: Jharkhand HC mandates prescriptions for cough syrups; State drug controller to ensure compliance and conduct raidsPiyush Goyal meets pharma stakeholders to discuss growth, regulation amid global tariff concernsUS FDA approves Novartis’ gene therapy for rare muscle disorderEris Lifesciences to pick up remining 30% in Swiss Parenterals for ₹423 croreDr Reddy’s gets EC nod for AVT03: New Prolia and Xgeva biosimilar set to launch across EuropeTg launches 1 Bio, single-use biopharma scale-up hubIndore SEZ exports jump 32 pc due to increased orders from pharma unitsEli Lilly becomes first pharma major to enter $1 trillion M-Cap club; stock price rises 1.7% on Wall St.MNC drugmakers push for 10-yr exclusivity for trial dataCurbs on risky drugs online adsBE’s new vaccine for pneumonia gets WHO approvalIndia’s Drug Regulator Finds 211 Medicines As Not Of Standard Quality In OctoberInternational wake up Call for Sleep Disorders in ChildrenSudeep Pharma IPO: From business overview, financials to key risks— 10 key things to know from RHPSolara Active Pharma Sciences Mangalore facility successfully completes USFDA inspectionDoctor faces FIR for administering expired vaccine to 2.5-month-old, assaulting parentsRestricted pills in car lead to shadow pharmacy empire stretching from Kanpur to Ludhiana.Gang which supplied Rs100 cr codeine cough syrup bustedMahima Choudhary was ‘Lucky’ Cancer lurking behind her ‘Choli’ was caught earlyUjjain Set to Become Medical Device Manufacturing Hub: 11 Major Firms Pledge ₹600 Crore Investment, 1,700+ JobsZydus Lifesciences gets USFDA nod for Leuprolide Acetate injectionLupin launches generic injection in US with 180-day exclusivityPCI directs State Councils to strictly comply with norms related to appointment of registrarsNovartis Phase III trial for malaria treatment KLU156 (GanLum) meets primary endpoint, with potential to combat antimalarial resistanceMedical Negligence Alleged as Nine Patients Suffer Severe Eye Infections After Cataract Surgery in Chhattisgarh Government HospitalIndia’s Domestic Medical Device Industry lords it over in UK ParliamentRampant Quackery in Rural India: Unqualified ‘Doctors’ Amass Fortunes Amid Lax EnforcementUP Drug Raid in Kanpur: ₹7.5 Crore Worth of Narcotics Seized; Two Officials Removed for LapsesUse of anti-haemophilia medicine suspended across Punjab after reports of adverse reactionsColdrif syrup deaths: Medical store owner and pharmacist arrestedCipla, Natco Pharma, Hetero Labs among Indian firms chosen to supply key generic drugs in China
December 27, 2025
