Move Away From Protective Approach: Piyush Goyal Calls for Global Regulatory Convergence, More Pharma R&D Written By sheeba farhat7 Sept 2026 10:30 AM ISTNew Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday called for making the pharmaceutical sector more attractive for investments in...
PM Modi Pushes Indian Pharma to Break Into Global Top 5 Written By sheeba farhat17 Aug 2026 8:23 PM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday exhorted the need for one or two Indian firms to feature prominently among the global top five...
Aurobindo Pharma Inks Voluntary Licensing Pact with MSD for HIV Prevention Medicine Written By sheeba farhat25 July 2026 6:38 PM ISTNew Delhi: Aurobindo Pharma Limited has entered into a non-exclusive voluntary licensing agreement with MSD (the trade name of Merck & Co., Inc.,...
Trump Announces 0% Tariff on Generic Drugs Till 2028, 200% Duty Thereafter Written By sheeba farhat23 July 2026 10:21 PM ISTWashington: President Donald Trump said on Tuesday all generic drugs being ​brought into the U.S. will continue having ‌a tariff of 0% for two years...
USFDA Taps Indian Pharma to Ease Ifosfamide Shortage, Zydus, Cipla Among Key Suppliers Written By Parthika Patel26 Jun 2026 4:34 PM ISTNew Delhi: Indian pharmaceutical companies are preparing to supply ifosfamide injection, an essential chemotherapy medicine, to the United States...
India's Pharma Market Can Double to USD 120 Billion in Five Years: Piyush Goyal Written By sheeba farhat9 Jun 2026 8:17 PM ISTNew Delhi: India is willing to open its market to high-quality and innovative products from the global pharma sector in return for preferential access...
From Digene to Glimstar, Prices of Common Medicines Rise by Up to 10% Written By Parthika Patel13 May 2026 9:07 PM ISTNew Delhi: Prices of several commonly used allopathic medicines, including those for blood pressure, diabetes, liver ailments, acidity and children's...
Centre Engaging States to Promote Generic Drugs: MoS Health Written By sheeba farhat30 March 2026 11:30 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Centre is engaging with states to push greater adoption of generic medicines in government hospitals, Minister of State for Health and...
Prescribe generic medicines, no brand names: Punjab tells government doctors Written By Annapurna16 Feb 2026 2:03 PM ISTChandigarh: All government doctors in Punjab have been instructed to prescribe only generic medicines to patients and to avoid writing brand...
Kerala Bars Branded Medicines Under Karunya Scheme to Curb Healthcare Costs Written By Parthika Patel22 Jan 2026 4:54 PM ISTThiruvananthapuram: The Kerala Health Department has issued revised guidelines to strictly regulate spending under the Karunya Healthcare Scheme,...
Generic Medicine Production Rises 26% to Rs 4.06 Lakh Cr in Three Years, Parliament Informed Written By Susmita Roy18 Dec 2025 3:32 PM ISTNew Delhi: Despite the absence of separate production data for generic medicines, the total value of medicines produced in India surged by 26% over...
Himachal Drug Makers Unfazed by US 100% Tariff on Branded Drugs Parthika Patel27 Sept 2025 7:00 PM ISTShimla: Pharmaceutical manufacturers in Himachal Pradesh have said the U.S. decision to impose 100% tariffs on branded and patented medicines is...
