New Proposal: Separate Shelf for Generics In Pharmacies, Pharmacists can Prescribe Alternatives Ruby Khatun Khatun14 March 2018 5:47 PM ISTThe government is also considering a proposal to allow pharmacists to sell a generic version of a drug if the doctor prescribes the branded...
Pharma Cos not under MCI, hence can claim deductions on promotion to doctors: IT Tribunal Meghna A Singhania3 March 2018 3:06 PM ISTMumbai: Through a recent judgement, the Income Tax Appellate Tribunal, Pune Bench has allowed a Pharmaceutical company to claim deductions on...
Lupin founder and Chairman Dr Desh Bandhu Gupta passes away Ruby Khatun Khatun27 Jun 2017 9:00 AM ISTMumbai: Dr Desh Bandhu Gupta, Founder and Chairman of Lupin Limited (Lupin), passed away early this morning in Mumbai. He was 79 years old. He...
PM push for generic drugs to shift focus to chemists, says Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance savita thakur thakur19 April 2017 3:22 PM ISTNEW DELHI: Patients may end up with drugs that "may not be effective at all" if doctors were made to prescribe only generic medicines as indicated by...
HLL to open Pharmacy, Surgical and Optical Retail centres savita thakur thakur19 March 2017 10:21 AM ISTAlappuzha: HLL Lifecare Limited will open its 12th HLL Pharmacy & Surgicals and HLL Opticals - a joint venture of HLL and the Kerala Government,...
Stent Prices Capped at Rs 29,600, profits slashed Meghna A Singhania14 Feb 2017 3:00 PM ISTNew Delhi: In what appears to be a Valentines day gift by the government to the heart patients across the country, the National Pharmaceuticals...
762 Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendras functional savita thakur thakur9 Feb 2017 11:41 AM ISTNew Delhi: To promote quality generic drugs at affordable prices across the country, 762 Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendras are functioning...
Free foreign trips for Doctors by pharma cos allowed: IT Tribunal Meghna A Singhania16 Jan 2017 3:38 PM ISTCode of conduct laid down by the Medical Council of India (MCI) in its regulations which debar or limit freebies are meant to be followed by the...
Fix price of stents by March 1, Delhi High Court tells Centre Meghna A Singhania23 Dec 2016 9:57 AM ISTThe Delhi High Court on Thursday directed the central government to fix the maximum retail price (MRP) and a ceiling price by March 1, 2017, for...
Delhi HC quashes ban on FDC drugs Meghna A Singhania1 Dec 2016 9:02 AM ISTNew Delhi: In a move that would bring great relief to pharmaceutical companies across the country, the Delhi High Court has set aside the government...
Woman gets 70 million dollars in Johnson n Johnson baby powder lawsuit Meghna A Singhania30 Oct 2016 3:35 PM ISTFor the third time, Johnson & Johnson has been hit with a multimillion-dollar jury verdict over whether the talc in its iconic baby powder causes...
Cardiology Society of India asks for participation in fixing of Stent Prices Meghna A Singhania24 Sept 2016 2:47 PM ISTWith the inclusion of Coronary stents in the National List of Essential Medicines and NPPA in the process of deliberation of rationalization of the...
