Centre Mandates QR Codes for Top Medicines, APIs: Minister Susmita Roy14 Dec 2025 12:58 PM ISTNew Delhi: Mandatory QR codes/barcodes on the top 300 drug brands and all active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) for end-to-end tracing and...
935 Essential Medicines Saw 17% Price Cut, Minister Informs Parliament Susmita Roy13 Dec 2025 12:53 PM ISTNew Delhi: Ceiling prices stand fixed for 935 scheduled formulations and the average price reduction due to the refixation of prices under the NLEM,...
Goa Invokes ESMA, Bans Pharma Strikes for 6 Months Farhat Nasim12 Dec 2025 11:25 PM ISTPanaji: The Goa government has invoked the Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA), 1988, placing a blanket ban on strikes and work stoppages in the...
Sun Pharma Agrees to Halt India Sales of Semaglutide After Delhi HC Records Patent Undertaking Susmita Roy11 Dec 2025 4:08 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday recorded a categorical undertaking from Sun Pharma that it will not market or sell its semaglutide...
Kerala Blocks 17 Faulty Medicines Including Rabeprazole, Ciprofloxacin After Counterfeit Seizure Parthika Patel10 Dec 2025 9:20 PM ISTThiruvananthapuram: In a major regulatory move aimed at strengthening drug safety, the Kerala government has banned the sale of 10 allopathic...
Semaglutide Patent War: After Dr Reddy's Blow, Novo Nordisk Moves Delhi HC Against Sun Pharma Susmita Roy9 Dec 2025 5:00 PM ISTNew Delhi: In an escalation of India's unfolding GLP-1 patent war, Novo Nordisk has approached the Delhi High Court to restrain Sun Pharmaceutical...
Sun Pharma Told to Revise Delafloxacin Phase III Trial Protocol Parthika Patel8 Dec 2025 7:01 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Subject Expert Committee (SEC), under the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), has directed Sun Pharma Laboratories...
Forum Pulls Pharmacy Chain MedPlus Over Home Sample No-Show, Slaps Rs 25,000 Fine Susmita Roy7 Dec 2025 11:35 PM ISTChennai: The Chennai North District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has pulled up Medplus Diagnostics and Healthcare Services for failing to...
Same Brand Name Used for Multiple Drugs: Govt Panel Calls for Stakeholder Consultation Susmita Roy6 Dec 2025 10:51 PM ISTNew Delhi: In a move aimed at addressing growing concerns over brand name extensions in the pharmaceutical sector, the Drugs Consultative Committee...
Semaglutide Patent Clash: Delhi HC Denies Novo Nordisk Injunction, Manufacturing by Dr Reddy's to Continue Susmita Roy5 Dec 2025 10:28 PM ISTNew Delhi: In a significant development in the high-stakes patent litigation over diabetes blockbuster Semaglutide, the Delhi High Court has refused...
Govt Panel Approves Inclusion of Emergency Contraceptive Levonorgestrel Under Schedule K Susmita Roy4 Dec 2025 9:52 PM ISTNew Delhi: In a move aimed at streamlining regulatory clarity and improving access to essential reproductive health products, the Drugs Consultative...
Lupin Eyes Rs 11,800 Crore Vitabiotics Buyout, Lalvani Family-Owned Brand in Focus Farhat Nasim3 Dec 2025 6:13 PM ISTMumbai: Indian pharma major Lupin, alongside private-equity firms TPG Capital and EQT Partners, is reportedly in early-stage discussions to acquire...
