Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit in Thanjavur appearing in The Hindu dated 19.05.2025". The application is registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled 2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit …
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Ahmedabad: Zydus Cadila has received an approval from the Drug Controller General of India (DGCI) to market the H1N1 (swine flu) vaccine. With this, Zydus Cadila will become the first Indian pharma firm to launch such vaccine, which will be marketed under the brand name of VaxiFlu-S. VaxiFlu-S will be …
INDIA will finally get its own vaccine for the dreaded swine flu, two months after the government granted approval to French drug major Sanofi Pasteur SA for inoculation of frontline health workers and individuals under high risk of contracting the virus. Ahmedabad-based Zydus Cadila has received the approval from the …
Investors Put Off By 2016 Launch Date Given To Glenmark, Stock Sheds 1.7% GLENMARK Pharmaceuticals and US drugmaker Merck & Co have settled out of court their patent dispute over cholesterol control drug ezetimibe but investors were unimpressed with the terms of the deal, sending the company
After clarifying miscommunications with their Brazilian counterparts, the commerce ministry is on the verge of filing a suit against the European Union for their seizure of generic pharmaceutical drugs headed for the South American nation. Following recent dialogue with Brasilia and after evaluating the EU
In a move that will help bring down healthcare costs, the Union Health Ministry has directed central government-run hospitals to prescribe only generic drugs from now on.
With several efforts underway to increase the local production of drugs in developing countries, Tatum Anderson assesses the pros and cons of manufacturing medicines in Africa.
Our Bureau NEW DELHI SWISS drugmaker Roche lost the patent in India for its anti-viral drug, Valcyte, widely used by AIDS patients, after the patent office concluded it did not contain the necessary innovation to qualify for marketing exclusivity, said lawyers involved in the case. The ruling would help local …
THE European Commission has said the proposed free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations with India will not affect production of cheap life-saving medicines in the country.
The drug company paid experts disciplined for deficiencies in patient care to lecture other doctors on prescribing, finds an analysis by New Scientist.
They are billed as "healthcare professionals who spend years building expertise in their fields". Using materials grounded in science, they educate their peers in the risks and benefits of drugs. This is how Pfizer, the pharmaceuticals giant, describes the experts it hires to lead forums in which doctors are lectured …
Fear That Prices Of Some Antibiotics Could Flare Up Prompts Ministry To Take Unusual Move THE finance ministry has shot down an anti-dumping duty proposed by a key government body on import of certain drug inputs from China and Mexico for fear that prices of some popular antibiotics could flare …
The Bombay High Court has ordered closure of a drug manufacturing factory in Raigad district following a petition that said the factory has severely polluted three surrounding villages. Residents of Munavali, Sogaon and Choronde villages had been complaining against Pradeep Shetya Pvt Ltd since it was established 30 years ago. …
A GROUP of Indian pharmaceutical firms will collectively oppose as many as 90 drug patent applications sought by global drugmakers and some local companies, terming them as frivolous patent claims. The Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance (IPA), whose members include big local players such as Sun Pharma and Dr Reddy
Opposes Proposed Clause In Law To Inspect Facilities Of Exporting Countries INDIA is lobbying hard with EU members to block a legislation that will make it tougher for the country
Novo Nordisk President and CEO Leader in diabetes care, Novo Nordisk, owns the largest insulin plant in the world. It ships its active ingredients from Denmark to Indian partner Torrent Pharma
Civil Society Groups Express Concern Over Impact Of Free Trade Agreement Is the Indian government bargaining away the rights of millions across the world to essential drugs supplied by India, hailed as the pharmacy of the developing world, in the name of free trade with the European Union (EU)? That
About two years ago, the Union health ministry suspended the licences of three state-owned vaccine-making facilities saying they were not complying with the who’s good manufacturing practices (gmp). The vaccine units have now been asked to resume work and get gmp compliance later. A February 26 directive of the ministry …
