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Topic: Pharmaceuticals

Punjab Police busts ‘Agra gang’ supplying pharma opioids worth lakhs to 11 states

ThePrint Team - July 24, 2020

Punjab Police have arrested 20 people with allegedly a huge cache of drugs, drug proceeds and five vehicles, in an operation that spanned over 8 weeks.

Bought for Rs 9, sold at Rs 108 — uproar in Punjab as activist reveals ‘big chemist profits’

Chitleen K Sethi - July 4, 2020

Baljinder Singh Jindu’s ‘expose video’ has earned them the wrath of the state’s chemists and a Punjab govt probe, and many supporters too.

Hold up of Chinese imports disrupting Covid medical supplies: Pharma export body ‘SOS’ to govt

Himani Chandna - June 29, 2020

Pharmexcil, the apex pharma export body, has written to the Department of Pharmaceuticals seeking govt intervention, saying drug makers are facing acute disruption in manufacturing.

Why India saw only 4 pharma products launched in April, its lowest count ever

Himani Chandna - May 21, 2020

The pharma industry has seen a fall of about 99% in new product launches since April 2019, when 349 products were launched.

Govt removes restrictions on exports of formulations made from Paracetamol

PTI - April 17, 2020

The government on 3 March had put export restrictions on 26 pharmaceutical ingredients and medicines, including paracetamol.

Angry chemists threaten to boycott Cipla products if it ventures into e-pharmacy business

Himani Chandna - August 26, 2019

Over 8.5 lakh chemists say they will ‘sideline’ and ‘stop promoting’ Cipla if reports of its tie-up with online pharmacy Medlife turn out to be true.

Now, an oral drug to treat deadly kala-azar — IIT Hyderabad says it’s faster, better

Himani Chandna - August 22, 2019

Researchers at IIT Hyderabad say the pills will ensure controlled release of the drug used to treat the disease, bettering a patient's chance of survival.

After giant pharma push, China keeps Indian drug makers waiting

Himani Chandna - February 20, 2019

It was in July last year that the Chinese government had reached an agreement on reducing tariffs on the import of Indian medicines.

Modi govt likely to ban 80 more ‘irrational’ drug cocktails by next month

Himani Chandna - December 20, 2018

The medicines that could be banned are antibiotics Orflaz, Nuforce 3 kit and Vaginobact, and hypertension drugs Telipril H and Ramtel H.

Nobel 2018 for medicine & chemistry is great news for science, but probably not patients

Max Nisen - October 8, 2018

The pharma industry needs to do a better job of grappling with how success tends to bring out its worst instincts.

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