Friday, 1 July, 2022
TopicPharma sector

Topic: Pharma sector

Modi govt plans action against US writer who said Indian drugs are ‘flea-market quality’

Himani Chandna -
In her May 2019 book Bottle of Lies, Katherine Eban accused Indian pharma firms of major lapses such as ‘toxic impurities’ and fudging data on quality control.  

Indian drugmakers aren’t losing sleep despite getting a record 23 warnings from US FDA

Himani Chandna -
American drug regulator FDA has issued warning letters to India’s top firms such as Lupin, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, Torrent Pharmaceuticals, Aurobindo & Cadila.

Big Pharma has failed. It’s been 35 years since a new class of antibiotics entered the market

Claas Kirchhelle -
Antibiotics are among the most important medicines known to humankind, but we are running out of it.

Indians pay 70% less than the global median to buy medicines, study finds

Himani Chandna -
A study compared the prices of drug compounds across the world and found that only Thailand, Kenya, Malaysia and Indonesia are cheaper than India.

Hundreds of colleges came up amid India’s pharma boom. Here’s why govt wants no more

Kritika Sharma -
India has barred new pharma colleges until 2021-22 to check poor-quality institutes looking to tap the industry’s growing popularity.

Major Indian drugmakers receive FDA warning over quality issues, tainted supplies

Ari Altstedter -
Cadila Healthcare, Glenmark Pharma and Lupin Ltd. are the latest medicine makers to be reprimanded by the US health care watchdog.

In a first, India’s Dr Reddy’s Labs to supply a generic drug to China’s public hospitals

Nayanima Basu -
Amid concerns about rising trade deficit between India and China, Dr Reddy’s has won a tender to supply Olanzapine, a drug used to treat mental ailments.

Indian pharma is not sub-par, it is ensuring the world doesn’t face a healthcare crisis

Kiran Mazumdar Shaw -
Katherine Eban's book 'Bottle of Lies', about the 2004 Ranbaxy scandal, paints whole of Indian pharma as being unreliable, which is dangerous & biased.

Swarms of bugs, missing data plague firms now making heart drug in India

Anna Edney -
Inspection reports by US federal agency FDA stated that workers destroyed records indicating that drugs were failing key quality measures.

India’s copycat drugs could do serious harm to patient health, says US pharma lobby

Himani Chandna -
American pharma lobby slams India for not turning into reality the positive signs shown by the government about providing better market access.
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Defence

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At 1st Maritime Security Group meet, NSA chief Doval stresses on coordination among stakeholders

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Meeting chaired by Vice Admiral (retd) G. Ashok Kumar, India’s 1st national maritime security coordinator. ‘Crucial policy issues’ such as ‘blue economy initiative’ also discussed.

National Interest

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