DoP may exempt 11 more drugs from public procurement rules

New Delhi: The Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP) has proposed to add 11 more drugs including insulin and monoclonal antibodies to the list of 84 drug formulations it has mentioned in…

Centre plans separate licence regime for bulk drugs, APIs: Report

India is preparing to revamp its pharmaceutical licensing system amid growing scrutiny over drug safety lapses. Mint has learnt that the government is working on a separate wholesale licensing framework…

DoP includes member of HTAIn in expert committee on pricing of drugs

New Delhi: Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP) has added an expert representative from the Health Technology Assessment of India (HTAIn) under the Department of Health Research (DHR) as a member of…

Banned 15,600 Cough Syrup Bottles Worth About Rs 1.5 Cr Seized, 7 Held

Kalaikunda: The Special Task Force (STF) of the state police nabbed seven persons and seized banned cough syrup phensedyl worth about Rs 1.5 crore from Kalaikunda during a joint raid with…

Bulk drug imports from China slow

There is still some way until India’s dependence on imports of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and intermediates from China reduces, but the growth rate of imports has come down. While…

US FDA Warns Two Drugmakers Including Medgel From India Over DEG, EG Testing Lapses

Maryland : The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has reprimanded two drugmakers — Avlon Industries based in Melrose Park, Illinois, and Medgel based in Pithampur, Madhya Pradesh, India — over…

DCGI Asks Manufacturers Not To Submit Same Batch Of Cough Syrup To More Than One Lab

New Delhi : The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) has directed the manufacturers not to submit the same batch of cough syrup to more than one laboratory at a time,…

Bulk Drugs And Drug Intermediates Exports Grow 13.6% In 2022-23

New Delhi : Even as the overall pharmaceutical exports from the country has registered around six per cent growth in 2022-23 as compared to the previous year, the exports of bulk…

Physical & Chemical Attributes Affect Functionality, Performance & Drug Quality

Mumbai : Experts discuss how important physical and chemical attributes like particle size and surface area affect excipient functionality, performance and hence drug quality. This discussion bears relevance in the…

Top Drugmakers Bet On Trade Generics To Grow Beyond Metros

Mumbai : Trade generics is seeing a lot of action in recent times with the entry of large domestic pharmaceutical companies, who want to expand beyond metros and other top…