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A government-appointed committee is contemplating the idea of making commonly used drugs like cough and cold medicines, antacids, and fever-reducing…

Healthcare needs tailored financing, knowledge and partnerships, says World Bank President Ajay Banga. He said, during and after COVID, financing…

The conflict in the Middle East could dent India’s pharma exports if it escalates, industry experts say. While exports have…

The country’s drug regulator has recently released draft guidelines on good distribution practices to prevent the entry of ‘spurious,’ ‘adulterated,’…

Natco Pharma on Thursday said a complaint has been filed against it at a district court in the US by…

Biotechnology firm Biocon on Wednesday said it has tied up with Brazil-based Biomm SA for the commercialisation of its diabetes…

Mumbai: The Calcutta High Court has passed an interim order in the case between NYSE-listed UpHealth Holdings and Kolkata-based Glocal…

Delius Pharmaceuticals has said that it has registered a 35 percent increase in sales and turnover in FY 23-24. The…

Mumbai: The homegrown PE fund ChrysCapital has invested about Rs 600 crore ($70 million) in Ahmedabad-based La Renon Healthcare, valuing…

Dutch health tech company Royal Philips on Monday said it has begun work on a new research and development (R&D)…

Mumbai: After a lull, India’s pharma exports to the US have surged 15% in the first 11 months of the…

New Delhi: Glenmark Pharmaceuticals is recalling 6,528 bottles of a medication used to treat high blood pressure in the American…

Merck, Germany-based science and technology company, on Tuesday announced the appointment of Dhananjay Singh as the managing director of Merck…

Prices of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API), which are used to make formulations, are seeing the biggest-ever drop after Covid-19, bringing…

Mumbai: Neuberg Diagnostics is looking to raise $100 million by September, ahead of a planned public listing in two years,…

Mumbai: The demand for healthcare professionals is expected to double globally by 2030 due to the increasing ageing population, demographic…

New Delhi: Next time you pop a nimesulide, a commonly used painkiller, be watchful. Pharma standards body Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission…

The US health regulator has pulled up Kilitch Healthcare India for manufacturing lapses, including packing drugs in insanitary conditions at…

US private equity firm Warburg Pincus has bought a majority stake in Chennai-based Appasamy Associates, India’s largest maker of ophthalmic…

Dr Reddy’s Laboratories on Wednesday said it has launched migraine management wearable device Nerivio in Germany through its step-down subsidiary…

Warburg Pincus, a leading global investor, has acquired a stake in leading manufacturer of ophthalmic equipment and devices Appasamy Associates,…

Glenmark Pharma on Tuesday moved the Delhi High Court, seeking setting aside the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority’s standing order that…

New Delhi: India’s pharmaceutical market registered a robust growth of 9.5% month-on-month in March with all therapy areas doing well,…

Gland Pharma on Monday said it has received approval from the US health regulator to market a generic medication used…

Aiming for a “fair share” in the Indian pharmaceutical market, French drug major Sanofi plans to introduce new drugs and…

New Delhi [India], April 7 (ANI): India’s healthcare landscape has undergone a transformation, propelled by substantial investments in infrastructure development….

Five global private equity firms – Warburg Pincus, Permira, EQT, Bain and TPG – have conveyed their interest to join…

India’s Ayurveda product market is projected to reach USD 16.27 billion or Rs 1.2 lakh crore by FY28 from USD…

Prostate cancer cases worldwide are projected to more than double and deaths to increase by 85 per cent between 2020…

Drug firm Sanofi on Friday said it has obtained approval for IMOVAX-Polio, an alternative injectable vaccine, to replace the Inactivated…

French drugmaker Sanofi has said it obtained approval for IMOVAX-Polio, an injectable vaccine, from the Indian authorities. The announcement comes…

Quality Care, one among India’s largest hospital chains backed by private equity (PE) investors Blackstone and TPG, on Thursday announced…

An unprecedented crisis looms over supplies of injectable poliomyelitis vaccine, or IPV – a crucial tool in India’s efforts to…

Aster DM Healthcare on Wednesday announced the separation of India and Gulf (GCC) businesses. Under the separation plan, a consortium…

Bharat Biotech on Tuesday said it has collaborated with the Netherlands-based Bilthoven Biologicals B.V, a wholly-owned arm of Serum Institute…

Apollo Hospitals, India’s leading private hospital network with 71 owned and managed hospitals, has onboarded Vishal Lathwal as chief executive…

Mumbai: Sanofi is committed to the Indian market and plans to launch 1 or 2 products every year from its…

Alembic Pharmaceuticals Ltd on Monday said it received tentative approval for generic Ribociclib tablets used in the treatment of breast…

GE HealthCare, the world’s leading medtech company, is looking to manufacture more products from its global portfolio in India as…

Mankind Pharma has joined the bidding process for surgical supplies company Healthium Medtech, owned by private equity firm Apax Partners,…

The race for new weight-loss drugs is heating up. And if you have the scare of the needle, just pop…

Did you know that Indians typically develop cardiovascular disease (CVD) 10 years earlier than individuals of European ancestry, with approximately…

New Delhi: The All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD), an industry body representing India’s retail chemists has asked…

In a recent study published in The New England Journal of Medicine, doctors have reported a distressing case involving a…

New Delhi: Prices of essential medicines, including painkillers, antibiotics and anti-infectives, are set to see a minuscule increase from April…

Did you know that Indians typically develop cardiovascular disease (CVD) 10 years earlier than individuals of European ancestry, with approximately…

Dr Reddy’s Laboratories (DRL) on Wednesday said it has entered into an exclusive partnership to promote and distribute Sanofi Healthcare…

In a recent webinar on RO systems, experts cautioned against the prevailing notion that reverse osmosis (RO) filtered water is…

HealthQuad, a healthcare-focused venture capital fund backed by Quadria Capital, has exited from the Asian Institute of Nephrology and Urology…

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati successfully transferred a pioneering vaccine technology to BioMed Pvt. Ltd., a manufacturing company specializing in…

Novo Nordisk A/S agreed to buy Cardior Pharmaceuticals for up to $1 billion ($1.1 billion) as the Danish maker of…

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has invited expressions of interest from researchers to conduct systematic reviews and meta-analyses…

NEW DELHI: Vaccine maker Bharat Biotech International Ltd on Sunday said it has started clinical trials of tuberculosis vaccine candidate…

Bharat Biotech International Ltd on Sunday said it started clinical trials of the Tuberculosis vaccine Mtbvac on adults in India….

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Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories on Friday said it has entered into a license agreement with US-based biopharma Pharmazz to commercialise the…

Celebrating 40 years, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories stands out in the Indian pharma industry for its focus on governance and innovation….

Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) has the potential to completely transform India’s healthcare system by improving the efficiency with which doctors…

Mumbai: The active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) segment in India is witnessing a never-seen-before war for management-level executives, triggered by the…

The Congress on Thursday alleged that seven of the 35 pharmaceutical companies which have contributed Rs 1,000 crore to political…

Aster DM Healthcare on Wednesday said that the separation of its Indian and Gulf (GCC) businesses, and the proposed investment…

Hospital chain Aster DM says deal to sell major stake in Gulf business nearing completion. The company last year agreed…

NEW DELHI: The government is likely to reconsider its recent decision to act against pharmaceutical companies manufacturing nutraceuticals, health supplements…

The safety of intermittent fasting, a popular strategy to lose weight by limiting food intake to certain times, was called…

Sakra World Hospital, a multispecialty hospital in Bengaluru backed by Japanese promoters Secom and Toyota Tsusho, is planning to open…

Global pharma major Lupin Ltd has appointed Christoph Funke to the newly created position of chief technical operations officer. Funke…

Health data analysis company HiLabs on Thursday said it has raised $39 million in Series B round led by Eight…

The Centre has urged the Delhi High Court to grant some time to frame a policy on the online sale…

New Delhi: Japan’s Toyota Tsusho and Secom Medical System on Saturday announced plans to set up a second multi-super specialty…

Prices of essential medicines including painkillers, antibiotics and anti-infectives are set to see a minuscule increase from April 1. In…

Did you know your kitchen holds hidden treasures for glowing skin? Discover five Indian superfoods endorsed by dermatologists.

This World Sleep Day, make it your resolution to never miss a good night’s sleep. Here are some useful hacks…

MUMBAI: Promoters of Mumbai-based Lilavati Hospital are in talks with private equity investors and pension funds for its proposed Rs…

Tailored as an ideal option for beginners, raw garlic and chickpea salad boasts a harmonious blend of protein, antioxidants, vitamins,…

Pharma lobby groups have welcomed the new Uniform Code for Pharmaceutical Marketing Practices (UCPMP) that aims to keep unethical Practices…

Pharma major Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd on Tuesday said it has received a tax demand with penalty totalling more than…

New Delhi: A new Drugs and Medical Devices (Control) Order for regulating the prices of essential medicines and medical devices…

AstraZeneca Pharma India, the local unit of British-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca on Monday said it has entered into exclusive pact with…

NEW DELHI: As Covid-19 cases rise in the country, the network of laboratories set up to monitor genomic variations of…

The Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP) on Monday announced its Revamped Pharmaceuticals Technology Upgradation Assistance (RPTUAS) scheme to help upgrade the…

Some of the biggest buyout funds KKR, Carlyle, EQT, Hillhouse and TA Associates are competing against each other to buy…

New Delhi, Drug major Sun Pharma is recalling around 55,000 bottles of a generic medication to treat gout from the…

Sun Pharma is recalling about 55,000 bottles of a generic medication to treat bowel disease in the American market, according…

British-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca is in the process of 15 new launches in India including novel products and new indications of…

India’s pharmaceutical market registered nearly 9% month-on-month growth in February, with all therapy areas doing well except the respiratory segment,…

This International Women’s Day, let’s give the most valuable asset and yet the most overlooked, ignored, and neglected facet of…

The government is likely to bring surgical gloves and single-use medical examination gloves under the Quality Control Order (QCO) to…

Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia is looking to sell its entire 17% stake in India’s largest cardiac stents maker, Sahajanand…

The health ministry will start consultations with state governments this week for suggestions on fixing charges for treatment at healthcare…

Researchers have examined a man in Germany who claims to have received 217 vaccinations against COVID-19 and found that his…

US medical device maker Medtronic, which gave the world the first battery-powered pacemaker seven decades ago, is betting big on…

Custom duties and charges shall not be levied on medicines, drugs and therapies for rare diseases, the Delhi High Court…

When Ramesh Juneja quit his job in 1983 to start his own company, little did he know that he would…

Biocon Biologics on Monday said it has inked a patent settlement agreement with Bayer Inc and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc, paving…

Taking a cue from the World Health Organization (WHO), India is firming up its own pandemic preparedness programme which will…

Private hospitals have expressed apprehensions over the intervention of the Supreme Court to curb exorbitant charges. The top court on…

Earlier this week, many in the startup and tech ecosystem were shocked by Nithin Kamath’s revelation that he had a…

MUMBAI: Suven Pharmaceuticals, which announced the proposed merger of Cohance Lifesciences on Thursday, will be investing in research and development,…

New Delhi: Pharmaceutical companies may have to switch to transparent bottles for eye drops so that consumers can ascertain the…

Mumbai: Japanese drugmaker Takeda Pharmaceuticals said it is in ongoing discussions with the Indian regulator and will soon initiate bridging…

New Delhi: More than one billion people in the world are now living with obesity, according to a global analysis…

At a market cap that exceeds $720 billion, US drug maker Eli Lilly tops the list of world’s most valuable…

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The Supreme Court of India has come down heavily on the Central government over the rising disparity in medical expenses…

Japan’s Takeda Pharmaceutical is holding talks with Indian regulators to make its dengue vaccine available in the country, the drugmaker’s…

HYDERABAD: Bristol Myers Squibb aims to expand its research and development presence in India and expects its newly inaugurated Hyderabad…

The government has decided to take action against pharma units which are flouting norms by manufacturing nutraceuticals, health supplements and…

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Conlis Global Inc. for licensing of a…

Mankind Pharma, the country’s fourth largest pharma company, has countered the objections raised by a retail chemists’ body which had…

India’s Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) industry is facing high churn in leadership talent amid a sharp increase in investments in…

In this year’s ongoing tax saving season, there has been a 50% increase in consumers opting for preventive health checkups…

The Lipid Association of India (LAI) has updated its guidelines with on heart disease in Indians, ToI reported on February…

Biocon Ltd on Friday said it has been imposed a penalty of over Rs 3 crore over GST-related issues. The…

Guwahati: Chemex Global’s pharmaceutical API (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients) manufacturing facility has been inaugurated in Guwahati on Thursday. PVSLN Murty, CMD…

Several drug manufacturing units are under the scanner for quality with the drug regulatory authority carrying out risk-based inspections. The…

Indian drugmakers aiming to grab a slice of the burgeoning weight-loss treatment sales pie, both at home and abroad, have…

Pharmacy retail chain Medplus on Wednesday said its board has decided against proceeding with the proposed Rs 1200 crore fund-raising…

Mumbai: Religare Enterprises has told financial regulators there is “no occasion” for the company to approach them to seek approval…

New Delhi: Global drug makers are leading the Indian vaccine market for vaccines with as much as 60% of the…

A research paper published in Lancet Planet Health argues that the most common-sense steps o lower the risk of another…

The Indian pharmaceutical market (IPM) saw a robust growth of 9.5% in January on the back of all major therapies…

Mumbai: Global buyout funds EQT (formerly Baring PE Asia-EQT), TPG Capital and KKR are among those evaluating the acquisition of…

Bhubaneswar: Commercial production at the Sapigen Biologix vaccine plant in Odisha, the first such facility in the state, will commence…

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The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has issued new guidelines for effective surveillance for quality and efficacy of drugs…

New Delhi, Zydus Lifesciences Ltd on Friday said it has received final approval from the US health regulator to manufacture…

Max Healthcare Institute Ltd on Friday said it has acquired 99.90 per cent stake in Nagpur-based Alexis Multi-Speciality Hospital Pvt…

Sun Pharma, India’s largest drugmaker, is betting on innovative therapies to fuel growth in an increasingly competitive Indian pharma market….

The shareholders of Unitop Chemicals started arbitration against promoters of Rossari Biotech, the company which had acquired Unitop in 2021….

One of the worst things you can do for your heart is to smoke. Smoking even one cigarette a day…

Boehringer Ingelheim’s (BI) on Wednesday said its diabetes drug Jardiance (empagliflozin) 10mg dosage form has now been approved by the…

Pharma lobby group Federation of Pharma Entrepreneurs (FOPE) has asked India’s drug pricing regulator to put in abeyance the notice…

New Delhi, Eris Lifesciences on Tuesday said it has acquired a 51 per cent stake in Swiss Parenterals for Rs…

In a bid to protect consumers from the risks due to poor quality of medicines, cosmetics and medical devices, the…

Mumbai: Aurobindo Pharma anticipates a hit of $20 million in the ongoing January-March quarter due to a temporary pause of…

Hospital chain Yatharth Hospital and Trauma Care Services on Sunday announced the acquisition of 175-bedded Faridabad-based multi-specialty Asian Fidelis Hospital…

Homegrown private equity fund ChrysCapital is close to acquiring 5-6% stake in pharmaceutical company La Renon Healthcare via secondary sale…

Vaccines to prevent cervical cancer are likely to become cheaper with the government announcing its intent to include the human…

Drug major Cipla is eyeing acquisitions and inorganic partnerships in the US market while consolidating its presence across segments in…

Apollo Hospitals Enterprise, India’s largest private healthcare group, expects its digital healthcare platform Apollo 24/7 to turn around in 6-8…

Biocon on February 8 said that Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Indranil Sen has resigned with effect from 16 March 2024….

Max Healthcare, one of India’s largest private healthcare providers on Friday said it has entered Nagpur, Maharashtra through acquisition of…

India is seeing a significant spurt in the anti obesity market after the launch of Novo Nordisk’s semaglutide (anti-obesity drug)…

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Pharmeasy-backed diagnostic provider Thyrocare, said it will be acquiring 100% stake in Chennai-based Think Health Diagnostics to enter into providing…

Mumbai / New Delhi: MSD, the Indian affiliate of US drug giant Merck, has terminated its association with Schbang, the…

Healthcare assistive-tech company Makers Hive has announced that the founder & chairman of Global Hospitals Group and Global University Foundation…

The Biden administration embraced a plan from India’s government last year to edge China out of its position as a…

Mubadala Investment Company will acquire a minority stake in India’s second largest hospital chain Manipal Health Enterprises (Manipal), said a…

In the United Kingdom, cancer patients are now part of a global trial, receiving a novel therapeutic approach aimed at…

World Cancer Day: Things to remember for a healthy lifestyle

A recent review of the literature by researchers at Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute revealed that characteristics of female reproduction…

Singapore based sovereign wealth fund Temasek on Saturday said it has reduced its stake by 8% in Manipal Health Enterprises,…

The interim budget exemplifies the government’s unwavering dedication to realising its ‘Viksit Bharat’ vision. It articulates a forward-thinking and comprehensive…

Cervical cancer ranks as the second most prevalent type in India and accounts for nearly one-fourth of the world’s cervical…

The interim budget exemplifies the government’s unwavering dedication to realising its ‘Viksit Bharat’ vision. It articulates a forward-thinking and comprehensive…

New Delhi: The government has earmarked Rs 1,000 crore for the promotion of bulk drug parks for FY25, a multi-fold…

Domestic medical device makers say the government should consider levying up to 15% import duty in a bid to reduce…

Glenmark on Wednesday said it has partnered with Pfizer to launch abrocitinib in India used for treatment of moderate-to-severe atopic…

Domestic glove makers have urged the government for stringent measures to step up quality levels to restrict import and dumping…

Glenmark on Tuesday announced the launch of an alliance with its clinical stage-biotech subsidiary Ichnos Sciences to accelerate new drug…

New Delhi, Zydus Lifesciences on Thursday said it has received approval from the US health regulator to market a generic…

Investment in health has stagnated and hospitals in the government sector and their human resources must be strengthened, Dr RV…

India’s pharmaceutical industry is seeking a one-time exemption from the price control measure that would force them to lower their…

Novartis India on Thursday said its vice chairman and managing director Sanjay Murdeshwar has resigned. The company’s board, at its…

Drug major Cipla on Thursday said Samina Hamied has decided to step down from the position of Executive Vice Chairperson…

Samina Hamied, executive vice-chairperson of Cipla who represents the promoter family on Thursday said she will be stepping down from…

The Mumbai bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has admitted city-based Four Care Hospital under the Corporate Insolvency…

The Mumbai bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has admitted city-based Four Care Hospital under the Corporate Insolvency…

MUMBAI: Cipla said it expects to end FY24 with the earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and ammortisation (Ebitda) margins of…

Laurus Labs on Thursday said it has inked a pact with Slovenia-based drug maker Krka to set up a joint…

New Delhi: Alarmed by last year’s controversy of export of substandard cough syrups, the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI)…

Nearly 48 per cent of healthcare and pharma companies surveyed are poised to integrate first-gen AI solutions within one year,…

Vaccine maker Serum Institute of India (SII) on Tuesday said it is joining Oslo-based Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI)…

National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences (NIMHANS) and Dementia India Alliance (DIA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)…

Private hospital players expected to add over 30,000 beds in the next four to five years at an investment of…

Ayurveda medicine has got a boost after the Covid pandemic as more people focus on health and wellbeing and with…

The Union Cabinet Thursday approved separate memorandum with the Netherlands, Dominican Republic and Ecuador on cooperation in the field of…

Indian Immunologicals Ltd (IIL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), launched India’s first indigenously developed Hepatitis A…

The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in New Delhi have announced a half-day…

The Union health ministry on Friday said that it has made substantial initiatives aimed at enhancing medical preparedness in Ayodhya…

New Delhi: The Department of Pharmaceuticals has proposed to offer financial assistance to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to…

The Union Health Ministry has called on doctors in medical colleges and medical associations to make it mandatory to mention…

Sun Pharma, India’s largest drugmaker, on Thursday said it will acquire the remaining 21.52% stake in Israel-based Taro Pharmaceutical Industries…

One clever way to stay warm in the winter is to wear many layers of clothing instead of one heavy…

Private hospital players are expected to add over 30,000 beds in the next 4-5 years at an investment of ₹32,500…

New Delhi, Sun Pharma on Wednesday said it has inked a pact with Bayer to market a drug for the…

Mumbai: Medikabazaar, India’s largest B2B e-commerce marketplace for medical supplies, is gearing up to raise $150-$200 million from private equity…

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Fair trade regulator Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Monday cleared Seventy Second Investment Company’s proposed stake acquisition in Manipal…

The pharma industry has sought fiscal incentives to promote research and development (R&D) in the sector, as it is likely…

New Delhi | Mumbai: Antidepressants and mood elevators are among the highest-sold medicine categories as the country’s youth increasingly seek…

The Union Health Ministry on Saturday said it is yet to take a decision on the roll-out of HPV vaccination…

Like any medical practitioner, Manoj Sharma sees a reasonable number of patients who sound like they have researched their symptoms…

Guwahati: The Union Minister of Ayush, Sarbananda Sonowal launched four major initiatives to boost Ayush sector in the Northeast India….

In a move to regularise fixed-dose combinations (FDCs), India’s drug regulator has directed manufacturers who received state licences before October…

The British Private equity firm Apax Partners has started the process to sell Healthium Medtech, the largest homegrown surgical sutures…

In recent times, the prevalence of infertility has surged, affecting one in every six couples, as reported by The World…

India may see drug shortages and an escalation in drug prices in the coming days, according to industry executives, as…

Ozone Pharmaceuticals on Wednesday said it is eying a Rs 1,000 crore turnover in the next three years and has…