Sunday, January 31, 2021

Pharma Reviews: Budget 2021: Will policies to help Indian pharma outdo China be announced?

The pharma sector is among those sectors which would have big expectations from the Budget. The sector was in focus in 2020 as the COVID-19 ...
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Pharma Reviews: Budget 2021: Pharma sector expects a booster shot, tax sops from FM Nirmala Sitharaman

With a cohesive effort from both public and private players, the Indian bio-pharma industry has the potential to unlock tremendous growth over the next ...
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Pharma Reviews: Pharma to real estate, here's look at the winners and losers amid Covid-19

The pandemic gave a big boost to the pharmaceuticals and hospitals segments. Companies reported higher sales as India slowly recovered from the ...
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Saturday, January 30, 2021

Pharma Reviews: Dilip Chobisa's engagement with ideas of space and belonging

The Commission did not name the companies it screened. ... The family memoir looks at the evolution of Indian theatre and art from the 1940s-90s ... as the Indian pharma industry took off and companies like Cipla gained a global ...
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Pharma Reviews: Jeans: Skinny is out, baggy in

Shares fell 6.8% in after-market trading Wednesday. ... In August, when his father—the doyen of Indian theatre, Ebrahim Alkazi—died, ... as the Indian pharma industry took off and companies like Cipla gained a global reputation as ...
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Pharma Reviews: What Muslim comedians are really up to

Even as Munawar Faruqui, an Indian Muslim comedian, continues to be ... Indian pharma industry took off and companies like Cipla gained a global ...
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Pharma Reviews: The Good Girls by Sonia Faleiro: Anatomy of two deaths

“I decided I would write a book about rape in India. ... Apparently, low-cost lightbulbs will resolve the financial woes of an industry that promised to ... it grew several hundred times as the Indian pharma industry took off and companies ...
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Pharma Reviews: Biotech & pharma sector look for FM's healing touch

K Anand Kumar, managing director, Indian Immunologicals Limited, pointed out ... Bulk Drugs Manufacturers Association of India (BDMAI) senior vice ...
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Pharma Reviews: There was always a rebel figure fascination with Michael Madhusudan Dutt

Michael was shaken by the words of the Anglo-Indian educationist JED ... A record $754 million of venture capital was invested in the industry in the first ... of India's oldest pharmaceutical companies and a global pharma behemoth, ...
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Pharma Reviews: Innovation and collaboration can help to eliminate neglected tropical diseases (NTD)

Director, Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) India ... Indian research institutes, pharmaceutical companies, and public sector actors are ...
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Pharma Reviews: Stories told and untold: a note from the editor

Cipla's Y.K. Hamied reflects on the 85-year-old pharmaceutical giant he ... as the Indian pharma industry took off and companies like Cipla gained a ...
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Friday, January 29, 2021

Pharma Reviews: Accord 'strategic sector' tag to pharma industry: Parliamentary panel

India's Serum Institute seeks approval to conduct local trial for Novavax Covid-19 vaccine. In a UK trial, the same vaccine was found to be 89.3% ...
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Pharma Reviews: Union Budget 2021: Govt should invest in clinical trials, enable policies to empower pharma sector

To give the necessary fillip to the Indian pharma and healthcare sector, we expect the government to form enabling policies that will empower the ...
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Pharma Reviews: Noida, Greater Noida the fastest emerging commercial hotspots in India

A flourishing base for IT-ITeS, retail and manufacturing with a presence of over 50 ... to Noida and Greater Noida as the next commercial destination in India. ... Chairman, Indian Pharma Association on the the Indian pharma industry.
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US FDA News: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: January 29, 2021

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US FDA News: Penumbra’s Recall of the JET 7 Reperfusion Catheter Due to Distal Tip Damage

The device is used in patients experiencing a stroke. The distal tip may become damaged, which may result in serious injury or death.
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US FDA News: 2021 Medical Device Recalls

List of Medical Device recalls in 2021.
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Pharma Reviews: Accord 'strategic sector' tag to pharma industry: Parliamentary panel

The Committee also observed that during the current pandemic when other airlines could not come to rescue, it was only Air India which brought Indian ...
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Pharma Reviews: Accord 'strategic sector' tag to pharma: Par panel

Highlighting the need for strong indigenous pharma companies, ... airlines could not come to rescue, it was only Air India which brought Indian citizens ...
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Pharma Reviews: Telangana to soon have logistics policy, says KTR

HYDERABAD: Industries Minister KT Rama Rao inaugurated a modern ... He said myths surrounding the pharma industry should be dispelled and ...
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Pharma Reviews: MARKET LIVE: Sensex, Nifty volatile; auto, IT, pharma stocks decline

1:52 PM IST : -- India's stringent lockdown helped in avoiding second wave of Covid. 2:39PM. Company, PRICE(rs), CHG(%). IIFL Finance, 146.90 ...
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Thursday, January 28, 2021

Pharma Reviews: DCGI calls for suggestions from industry to reduce compliance burden

Dr Rajesh Gupta, All India Head, Laghu Udyog Bharati Pharma Wing and President of Himachal Drug Manufacturers Association, said, “To ensure ease ...
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Pharma Reviews: Cipla's Yusuf K Hamied is India's medicine man

Sitting at his home in Marbella in southern Spain, Yusuf K. Hamied, the 84-year-old chairman of Cipla, one of India's oldest pharmaceutical companies ...
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US FDA News: Safety Recall for Deluxe Heat Therapy Massager

Wahl Clipper Corporation is voluntarily recalling all Deluxe Heat Therapy Massagers, Model 4212.
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Pharma Reviews: German draft doesn't recommend AstraZeneca jab for over-65s

The European Medicines Agency is expected to approve the AstraZeneca ... The company pointed to earlier-stage data published in the journal Lancet in ... being the major drivers of growth for the Indian pharmaceutical industry.
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Pharma Reviews: How can Budget 2021 unlock greater possibilities for India's Pharma industry

The Indian pharmaceutical industry has maintained a high growth trajectory (12%) over the past two decades, becoming the largest provider of ...
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Pharma Reviews: USFDA grants orphan drug designation to Zydus Cadila's Saroglitazar Mg

Innovation and collaboration will help Indian pharma leapfrog in the global value chain: Experts. India is starting to go up the ladder, be it in response to ...
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Pharma Reviews: Stock Market Live: Sensex drops 700 points, Nifty slips below 13800; banks, IT stocks drag the most

Opening Bell | Indian equity benchmark indices opened lower on Thursday dragged by selling in banks, metals, IT and pharma stocks amid weak global ...
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Wednesday, January 27, 2021

US FDA News: Meitheal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Cisatracurium Besylate Injection, USP 10mg per 5mL Due to Mislabeling

Meitheal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Meitheal”), announced today that it is voluntarily recalling one (1) lot of Cisatracurium Besylate Injection, USP 10mg per 5mL to the user level. The decision to recall the product was made after a product complaint revealed that a portion of Lot C11507A of cartons l
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Pharma Reviews: Here's what key voices from the world of business and markets told CNBC-TV18 today

On Pharma Industry | Nithya Balasubramanian, Director, Sanford Bernstein: I ... In pre-COVID times, India used to sell about 80,000 units a quarter.
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Pharma Reviews: Budget 2021: Focus on innovation, public health and manufacturing will be key

Incentivize R&D by way of tax reforms: The Indian pharma sector has been ... Since novel and speciality drugs have a higher risk of failure, it doesn't ...
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Pharma Reviews: Live stock market: Sensex drops 500 points, Nifty below 14100; banks, financial stocks lag the most

Positive bulk drug PLI program for Indian pharmaceutical industry, experts say. The government approved the applications from Aurobindo Pharma ...
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Pharma Reviews: Budget 2021 Expectations: Why Modi govt must focus on Ayushman Bharat, Atmanirbhar India for ...

Giving the pharma sector adequate policy support in this quest to become self-reliant is another expectation. Not just drug manufacturing chain but ...
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Tuesday, January 26, 2021

Pharma Reviews: Stock Market Live: Sensex tumbles 500 points, Nifty below 14100; banks, financial stocks drag most

Stock Market Live: The Indian market was trading a percent lower on ... PLI scheme for bulk drugs positive for Indian pharma industry, say experts.
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Pharma Reviews: PLI scheme for bulk drugs positive for Indian pharma industry, say experts

“It is a great positive step for the Indian pharmaceutical industry. This scheme covers not only companies but we are also talking of the pharmaceutical ...
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Pharma Reviews: Pharma and Budget: Why pharmaceuticals and life science could be the centre of focus in Budget ...

Indian Union Budget 2021-22: The Covid-19 pandemic has brought the need for constant innovation, seamless supply chain and robust manufacturing ...
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US FDA News: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: January 26, 2021

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US FDA News: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Takes Action to Place All Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizers from Mexico on Import Alert to Help Prevent Entry of Violative and Potentially Dangerous Products into U.S., Protect U.S. Consumers

FDA has placed all alcohol-based hand sanitizers from Mexico on a countrywide import alert to help stop products that appear to be in violation from entering the U.S.
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Monday, January 25, 2021

Pharma Reviews: Pharma and Budget: Why pharmaceuticals and life science could be the centre of focus in Budget ...

Union Budget 2021 India: From an indirect tax perspective, the government could make healthcare affordable by 'zero-rating' healthcare services to ...
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Pharma Reviews: WB one of the most dynamic states of India: Moroccan Ambassador

A number of Indian leading companies in the pharmaceutical industry, like Sun Pharma and Cipla, have also chosen Morocco to expand their ...
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Pharma Reviews: Strides Pharma gets USFDA nod for generic drug

"There is an enormous potential for Vietnam to purchase generic medicines from India, but the former is actively trying to get Indian pharmaceutical ...
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US FDA News: Nostrum Laboratories, Inc. Expands Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Metformin HCl Extended Release Tablets, USP 750 mg, Due to N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) Content Above the Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI) Limit

Nostrum Laboratories, Inc. is voluntarily recalling one lot of Metformin HCl Extended Release Tablets, USP 750 mg (generic equivalent to Glucophage Tablets) to the consumer level. The Metformin HCl Extended Release Tablets, USP 750 mg (generic equivalent to Glucophage Tablets) have been found to con
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Pharma Reviews: Budget 2021 Expectations: More money, bold reforms, here is what India's public healthcare needs

Currently, as a country we have strong pharma manufacturing capabilities, however, we invest very little in innovative Pharmaceutical R&D to discover ...
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Pharma Reviews: Market LIVE: Indices at day's low; Sensex down nearly 500 pts, Nifty sub-14250

TCS pips Reliance Industries to become India's most-valued firm ... We have a neutral rating on Strides Pharma," said Yash Gupta, equity research ...
Read more: Market LIVE: Indices at day's low; Sensex down nearly 500 pts, Nifty sub-14250

Pharma Reviews: Budget 2021: COVID-19 crisis emphasises need for higher allocation for healthcare sector

Emphasising expectations from the budget for the pharma sector, Indian ... On the other hand, Medical Technology Association of India (MTaI) urged ...
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Sunday, January 24, 2021

Pharma Reviews: Covid-19: India records 14849 fresh cases, 155 more fatalities

The pharma sector which has played a leading role as the 'pharmacy of the world' said it expects support and incentives especially for research & ...
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Pharma Reviews: Coronavirus pandemic underlined need for higher budget allocation for healthcare sector

Emphasising expectations from the budget for the pharma sector, Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance (IPA) Secretary General Sudarshan Jain said: "The ...
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Saturday, January 23, 2021

Pharma Reviews: COVID-19 pandemic underlined need for higher budget allocation for healthcare sector

Batting for the incentives for the pharma sector, Indian Drug Manufacturers' Association (IDMA) Executive Director Ashok Kumar Madan said, ''For the ...
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Pharma Reviews: Barbados PM requests PM Modi for access to made-in-India Astra vaccine

In a bid to fight the pandemic, India has supplied COVID-19 vaccines to its ... friend", which is using its pharma industry to help the global community.
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Pharma Reviews: Delhi pushes ahead with vaccine diplomacy as Indian supplies on top demand

The US on Friday praised New Delhi's efforts, saying New Delhi is a “true friend” which is using its pharma industry to help the global community.
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Pharma Reviews: WHO hails India, PM Modi for support to global Covid response

India, which is a major supplier of medicines and pharmaceutical products to the world has played a significant role even during Covid-19.
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Pharma Reviews: Industry opens bag of expectations for Union Budget 2021-22

Pharma industry is a knowledge driven industry and India needs to move ... Sudarshan Jain, Secretary General – Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance.
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Pharma Reviews: WHO chief lauds India, PM Modi for support to global COVID-19 response

... including the Maldives, Bhutan, and Bangladesh, saying New Delhi is a "true friend" which is using its pharma industry to help the global community.
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Pharma Reviews: Hyderabad, the new vaccine capital of India

“Hyderabad is a hub of pharmaceutical manufacturing. ... of pharma/vaccine companies are clearly making Hyderabad the vaccine capital of India.
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Friday, January 22, 2021

Pharma Reviews: US commends India for gifting COVID-19 vaccine to several countries

... including the Maldives, Bhutan and Bangladesh, saying New Delhi is a "true friend" which is using its pharma industry to help the global community.
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Pharma Reviews: Self-reliance push: 3 cos to manufacture priority bulk drugs

The firms — Aurobindo Pharmaceuticals, Karnataka Antibiotics and ... raw materials to shut shop, industry executives earlier told The Indian Express.
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Pharma Reviews: If imposes 30 pc trade margin cap on all medicines may slashes prices upto 90 pc : NCCI Founder ...

Indian pharma market is about 50B$ with a CAGR of 15 per cent and in which 80 per cent may be generic. Many big brands also manufacture generic ...
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Pharma Reviews: We expect that pharma and agro-business segments will grow at about 15% CAGR: Tarak Patel ...

We have two industry segments, chemical and pharmaceuticals, and both are ... I think, the Indian companies are also changing now, the need for ...
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Pharma Reviews: Explained: How does India stand to benefit under President Joe Biden?

Pharma Sector: Biden administration is keen on making healthcare affordable with generic drugs. This is optimistic for Indian pharma companies given ...
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Pharma Reviews: Union Budget 2021 – A Challenging Task!

With regard to Indian pharma and healthcare, despite the lockdown challenges, the industry has performed relatively well. An ICRA report indicates ...
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Pharma Reviews: Witness the Makers & Creators of the Indian Pharma Industry on our Platform TODAY

The first edition of the ETHealthworld.com India Pharmaworld Summit is an initiative to address the challenges and opportunities experienced by the ...
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US FDA News: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: January 22, 2021

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Thursday, January 21, 2021

Pharma Reviews: The healthy competition of an open market

India became a biotechnology and pharmaceuticals hot spot and a hub for manufacturing small molecule generics, vaccines, insulins and other biologic ...
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Pharma Reviews: Budget 2021 Expectations LIVE: What India wants from Nirmala Sitharaman - Check latest news ...

Besides to make pharma industry to lead, in this budget we should aim at addressing following issues: · India must get its coveted position in API in the ...
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US FDA News: FDA Approves First Extended-Release, Injectable Drug Regimen for Adults Living with HIV

Today, the FDA approved Cabenuva as the first injectable, complete regimen for HIV-infected adults that is administered once a month.
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Wednesday, January 20, 2021

Pharma Reviews: BIS hurts metal packaging; packaged food, pharma sectors to feel the heat

Imposition of BIS standards on tinplate or tin free steel has become a major hurdle to the Rs 10,000-crore Indian metal packaging industry as it has ...
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Pharma Reviews: US-India trade under Biden: Going beyond past apprehensions

The reinstatement of India's GSP benefits could also serve as the ... On its price caps on US pharmaceutical imports for instance, New Delhi has often ...
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Tuesday, January 19, 2021

US FDA News: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: January 19, 2021

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US FDA News: FDA Marks Historic Public Health Milestone with Finalization of Two Key Rules for Companies Seeking to Market New Tobacco Products

FDA finalized two foundational rules for the premarket review of new tobacco products. These final rules provide additional information on the minimum requirements for the content, format and review of premarket tobacco product applications (PMTAs) and substantial equivalence (SE) reports.
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Sunday, January 17, 2021

Pharma Reviews: Stock Market Live: Sensex falls over 250 points, Nifty below 14400; metal, auto stocks drag

Stock Market Live: The Indian market opened lower on Monday following losses ... indices were mainly dragged by metal, auto, pharma and IT sectors.
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Pharma Reviews: The new year playbook: India Inc. predicts 2021

The government's policies towards promoting domestic manufacturing and export of drugs will provide a further boost in creating a self-reliant pharma ...
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Pharma Reviews: Pinning hopes on the Budget for impetus

The Indian Drug Manufacturers Association also called for strengthening healthcare infrastructure in rural and semi-urban areas, and it has suggested ...
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Saturday, January 16, 2021

Pharma Reviews: India's Pharma industry and challenges from China

ZAHOOR AHMAD DAR & ZAHID IQBAL SHAH. India and China are the two most consequential countries in the world. China is the largest populated ...
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Pharma Reviews: SII & Bharat Biotech could see profits on low costs as India rolls out Covid vaccination

Cadila Healthcare, the fifth largest pharmaceutical company in India which produces Covid treatment drugs like remdesivir, is also developing an ...
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Pharma Reviews: Indian pharma industry has risen to occasion during the pandemic: Satish Reddy

Currently, the Indian pharma industry is about $40 billion, with potential in the next 10 years to go to $120 billion to 130 billion. This can be done by ...
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Pharma Reviews: Indian pharma industry rose to occasion during coronavirus pandemic: Dr Reddy's Chairman ...

The Indian pharma industry has risen to the occasion and has made efforts to ensure that medicines and vaccines reach people during the pandemic, ...
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Pharma Reviews: Indian Logistics and Supply Chain Trends 2021 II Details Explained

Indian Logistics and Supply Chain Trends 2021 II Details Explained ... As per 'Indian Cold Chain Industry Outlook 2022', the Indian cold supply chain ... primarily driven by the pharma sector, especially the vaccine supply chain in ...
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Friday, January 15, 2021

US FDA News: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: January 15, 2021

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US FDA News: Federal judge enters consent decree against Washington state juice processor

The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington entered a consent decree between the FDA and Valley Processing, Inc., to stop distributing adulterated juice products until the company complies with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act)
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US FDA News: FDA Warns Firms to Remove Unauthorized E-liquid Products from Market in First Letters Issued to Manufacturers that Did Not Submit Premarket Applications by Deadline

FDA issued warning letters to firms manufacturing and operating websites selling flavored e-liquids advising that selling these products lacking premarket authorization is illegal, and therefore cannot be sold or distributed in the U.S.
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Pharma Reviews: Stock Market Highlights: Sensex, Nifty end over 1% lower; IT stocks drag, Nifty IT down 2%

Stock Market Highlights: Indian indices ended over a percent lower on ... The IT sector fell the most, over 2 percent followed by the pharma index, ...
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Pharma Reviews: Vikas Multicorp to enter Pharma, Healthcare business, gets nod to acquire Advik Labs

Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Abbott India Ltd. and Torrent Pharmaceuticals Ltd., etc. Advik has also been exporting its products mainly to countries in ...
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Thursday, January 14, 2021

Pharma Reviews: Concentration of power in India Inc: Regulator reviews seven key sectors

AMID the unprecedented concentration of power in at least seven core sectors in corporate India, from pharma and telecom to airports and ports, the ...
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Pharma Reviews: Covid push: Pharma exports surge 16%, defy broader gloom

The Indian pharmaceutical industry is both an exporter to as well as importer of bulk drugs (APIs and intermediates that give medicines their therapeutic ...
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Pharma Reviews: Pharma firms seek insurance cover for indemnity in Covid vaccine trials

India has a large pharma industry and some pharma companies have taken 'Clinical Trial Liability Insurance' for developing Covid-19 vaccine, said ...
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Pharma Reviews: Stock Market Highlights: Sensex, Nifty end at record close; TCS, RIL top contributors

Stock Market Highlights: Indian indices ended at record close on Thursday as IT ... Gains in FMCG, pharma and auto sectors also lifted the sentiment.
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US FDA News: FDA Grants First Conditional Approval Under Expanded Authority to Control Seizures in Dogs with Idiopathic Epilepsy

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted the first conditional approval under its expanded authority to KBroVet-CA1 (potassium bromide chewable tablets) to treat dogs with seizures associated with idiopathic epilepsy.
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Wednesday, January 13, 2021

Pharma Reviews: Vikas Multicorp Ltd. to enter pharma and healthcare business; board in principally approves ...

The company, Advik, has been supplying Pharma products to large Indian Pharma companies like Dr Reddy Laboratories Ltd., Cadila ...
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US FDA News: CBP, FDA Seize Counterfeit, Unauthorized E-Cigarettes

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport working in conjunction with agents from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today that they have seized over 33,681 units of e-cigarettes with a Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price of $719,453.
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Tuesday, January 12, 2021

Pharma Reviews: Stock Market Live: Indian indices likley to open higher following modest gains in Asian peers

However, FMCG and Pharma indices continued to be in the red for the day. On the Nifty50 index, Tata Motors, GAIL, Bharti Airtel, SBI and Coal India ...
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Pharma Reviews: Digital Adoption in Indian Pharma | India Revival Mission

He further says that he feels good about the industry's growth. When asked does he feel that Indian companies will take a giant leap in the industries ...
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Pharma Reviews: Blueprint for progress

The generic pharma industry has been focused on ensuring access of ... In Indian pharma, like other industries, phygital is taking roots in all the ...
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US FDA News: FDA Releases Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Action Plan

FDA has released the Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning- Based Software as a Medical Device Action Plan which outlines FDA’s next steps towards advancing practical oversight for these issues.
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Monday, January 11, 2021

Pharma Reviews: Bharat Biotech's Intranasal SARS-CoV2 Vaccine 'BBV154' – All You Need To Know

... company obtained the DCGI's (Drugs Controller General of India) ... with incredible & Latest Information from the Biotech & Pharma Industry.
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Pharma Reviews: Year 2020 brought focus on Pharma sector; industry poised for strong growth: GV Prasad of Dr ...

Dr GV Prasad, Co-Chairman & MD of Dr Reddys speaks exclusively to ET NOW on outlook in 2021 for Indian Pharma companies. Watch! Follow @ ...
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Pharma Reviews: HDFC Securities Retail Research picks these 'Super 10' for 2021

Birla Corporation | The company has 4.2% market share in the Indian cement ... Sun Pharmaceutical Industries | HDFC Securities Retail Research ...
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Pharma Reviews: Reclaiming India's natural home for nutraceuticals

This is a far cry from the country's domestic pharmaceutical sector that is ... the growth of India as a key player in the global nutraceuticals market.
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US FDA News: FDA Conditionally Approves First Oral Tablet to Treat Lymphoma in Dogs

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has conditionally approved Laverdia-CA1 (verdinexor), the first oral tablet for treatment of canine lymphoma.
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US FDA News: Boston Scientific Announces LOTUS Edge™ Aortic Valve System Voluntary Recall and Product Discontinuation

Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) has announced it has initiated a global, voluntary recall of all unused inventory of the LOTUS Edge™ Aortic Valve System due to complexities associated with the product delivery system. The voluntary recall is related solely to the delivery system, as the va
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Sunday, January 10, 2021

Pharma Reviews: Indian Pharma Market Sees Pick Up In December After A Subdued November: Motilal Oswal

Indian Pharma Market growth increased to 8.5% YoY in December 2020 versus 1% YoY in November 2020. Gastro/Cardiac/ vitamins-minerals-nutrients ...
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Pharma Reviews: 2 'Made-in-India' vaccines ready

New Delhi: Noting India's image as the world's pharmacy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said it is ready with two locally manufactured ...
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Pharma Reviews: India to continue export of medicines, vaccines as firms ramp up production: PM Modi

New Delhi: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday the nation would continue to export medicines, including vaccines, as companies ...
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Saturday, January 9, 2021

Pharma Reviews: World watching how India runs biggest vaccination drive: PM

“Be it our tech industry or the pharma industry, India has always been at the forefront of helping mitigate global challenges,” he said. Lauding the ...
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Pharma Reviews: India is Always at the Forefront of Helping Mitigate Global Challenges: PM Narendra Modi

Noting India's role in dealing with Y2K crisis and strides made by the Indian pharma industry, the Prime Minister said that India's capabilities always ...
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Pharma Reviews: Coronavirus News LIVE Updates: Vaccination Drive to Kick Off on January 16, PM Modi Reviews ...

PM Modi Hails Tech, Pharma Industries of India | "Be it our tech industry or the pharma industry, India has always been at the forefront of helping ...
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Pharma Reviews: World waiting for India's vaccines, watching how it runs world's biggest vaccination drive: PM Modi

Solutions prepared by India will benefit the entire world, the prime minister said, adding the country's pharma industry has shown that if the nation is ...
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Pharma Reviews: World waiting for India's vaccines, watching how it runs world's biggest vaccination drive: PM

NEW DELHI: Noting India's image as the world's pharmacy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said ... the prime minister said, adding the country's pharma industry has shown that if the nation is capable in any field, this helps everyone.
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Pharma Reviews: In vaccine transport, a pain point emerges—poor airport infra at pharma hubs

The Serum Institute of India (SII), which has partnered with AstraZeneca for the Covishield, is located on the outskirts of Pune. The company is the ...
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Friday, January 8, 2021

Pharma Reviews: Pharma industry requests centralised KYC depository system at ports to avoid shipping delays

The pharma industry has raised concerns that India is facing duplication of KYC ... Presently, Indian Customs and CBIC have enabled Electronic data ...
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Pharma Reviews: Budget 2021 expectations: Pharma industry seeks steps to reduce dependence on API imports ...

Indian companies typically spend on developing generics including complex generics with sporadic investments in developing novel and specialty ...
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Pharma Reviews: Will the element of unknown continue to weigh on private banks?

Emerging markets including India will get part of that flow. ... good sign that somebody like him is supportive of the efforts by an Indian pharma industry.
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Pharma Reviews: Pandemic Year– 2020 creates new Healthcare and Pharma Billionaires; Even as existing Indian ...

Meanwhile, India's pharmaceutical industry saw a significant increase in exporting drugs in the first half of the current fiscal year. Covid -19 pandemic ...
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US FDA News: Fresenius Kabi Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Ketorolac Tromethamine Injection, USP Due to the Presence of Particulate Matter

Fresenius Kabi USA is voluntarily recalling a single lot of Ketorolac Tromethamine Injection, USP, 30 mg/mL, 1 mL fill in a 2 mL amber vial to the user level due to the presence of particulate matter. Particulate matter was found in reserve sample vials. No adverse event reports have been received
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US FDA News: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: January 8, 2021

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: January 8, 2021
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US FDA News: FDA Issues Alert Regarding SARS-CoV-2 Viral Mutation to Health Care Providers and Clinical Laboratory Staff

FDA is alerting clinical laboratory staff and health care providers that it is monitoring the impact of viral mutations, including the variant from the United Kingdom, the B.1.1.7 variant, on authorized SARS-CoV-2 molecular tests, and that false negative results can occur with any molecular test.
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US FDA News: Genetic Variants of SARS-CoV-2 May Lead to False Negative Results with Molecular Tests for Detection of SARS-CoV-2 - Letter to Clinical Laboratory Staff and Health Care Providers

Laboratories should expect some false negative results because the SARS-CoV-2 virus can mutate over time and not be detected.
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Thursday, January 7, 2021

Pharma Reviews: DGFT issues trade advisory for Indian exporters to prevent cyber attacks, fraud activities

Pharma companies are no exception and all leading companies have taken adequate measures. However, the trade advisory is excellent in terms of ...
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Pharma Reviews: Former HDFC Bank MD Aditya Puri joins Pharma company Strides Group

Further Puri has been conferred with several prestigious awards, accolades and titles for his exceptional contribution to Indian industry, including ...
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Pharma Reviews: India's pharma exports surge as tide turns against China

Experts from India's drug industry say there needs to be a bigger push to make active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) locally and reduce dependence ...
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Pharma Reviews: Private sector willing to partner with govt for accelerating Covid vaccine administration: FICCI

New Delhi: The private sector is willing to support and augment the ... medical devices, logistics, cold chain and allied sectors, states that India would ...
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Pharma Reviews: Union Budget 2021-22: Reforms in healthcare and pharmaceuticals

Union Budget 2021: Amidst the Drug Controller General of India's ('DGCI') approval for two vaccine candidates and the nationwide Covid – 19 ...
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Wednesday, January 6, 2021

Pharma Reviews: We might need to redefine our approach to drug discovery and approval to be prepared for the future

Indian companies will also take significant share in the bulk drugs industry and even intermediates industry to truly become the 'Pharmacy of the World'.
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Pharma Reviews: Include pharma workforce in priority list for COVID-19 vaccination: Pharma associations

Pharma industry associations, Indian Drug Manufacturers Association (IDMA) and the Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance (IPA), have written individual ...
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Pharma Reviews: Sensex snaps 10-day winning run, Nifty ends at 14146; IT, FMCG stocks drag

Business activity in India's services sector lost momentum in December. ... Although, it is still early, the Indian Pharma Market's year-on-year growth ...
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Pharma Reviews: How Will Indians Have Faith in Vaccines If Drug Companies and Politicians Fight Over It?

Then Serum Institute of India's Adar Poonawalla and Bharat Biotech's Dr Krishna Ella indulged in some good old mudslinging before releasing a joint ...
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Tuesday, January 5, 2021

Pharma Reviews: Time for India's pharma industry to become self-reliant

This led to the era of generic drugs and Indian pharmaceutical companies flourished to become a leading global player in manufacturing generic ...
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US FDA News: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: January 5, 2021

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update
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Pharma Reviews: View: Covid vaccine development is Indian pharma's shot at global fame

Business News › Industry › Healthcare/Biotech › Pharmaceuticals ›View: Covid vaccine development is Indian pharma's shot at global fame ...
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Pharma Reviews: India's pharma export shoots up amid coronavirus pandemic; 'China plus one' policy helps

India's formulation surged 18 per cent while the bulk drug exports rose 9 per cent on-year during H1 FY21. pharma sector, pharmaceutical, drugs, ...
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Monday, January 4, 2021

Pharma Reviews: What changed for the market while you were sleeping? Top 10 things to know

The Indian stock market is expected to open in the red as trends on SGX Nifty ... The Indian pharmaceutical industry is likely to touch nearly 20 percent ...
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Pharma Reviews: Emergency approval of other vaccines is the need of the hour: Dr. Debkishore Gupta

... especially since both AstraZeneca and Sputnik V work closely with Indian pharmaceutical manufacturers and both vaccines will be produced here.
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Pharma Reviews: COVID vaccines to boost Indian pharma exports, says Pharmexcil

The Indian pharmaceutical industry is likely to touch nearly 20 percent growth in exports. Despite recording growth in single digits after the months ...
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US FDA News: Nostrum Laboratories, Inc. Expands Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Metformin HCl Extended Release Tablets, USP 750 mg, Due to N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) Content Above the Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI) Limit

Nostrum Laboratories, Inc. is voluntarily recalling one lot of Metformin HCl Extended Release Tablets, USP 750 mg (generic equivalent to Glucophage Tablets) to the consumer level. The Metformin HCl Extended Release Tablets, USP 750 mg (generic equivalent to Glucophage Tablets) have been found to con
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US FDA News: FDA Statement on Following the Authorized Dosing Schedules for COVID-19 Vaccines

FDA Statement on Following the Authorized Dosing Schedules for COVID-19 Vaccines
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US FDA News: Risk of False Results with the Curative SARS-Cov-2 Test for COVID-19: FDA Safety Communication

This Safety Communication describes the risk of false results, particularly false negative results, with the Curative SARS-Cov-2 test. Recommendations for patients, caregivers and health care professionals are provided.
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US FDA News: 2021 Safety Communications

The FDA posts Medical Device Safety Communications to describe the FDA's current analysis of an issue and contain specific regulatory approaches and clinical recommendations for patient management.
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US FDA News: FDA Takes Steps to Provide Clarity on Developing New Drug Products in the Age of Individualized Medicine

FDA releases a new draft guidance on investigational new drug (IND) submissions for individualized ASO drug products.
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US FDA News: Essaar Inc. Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Rubbing Alcohol Contaminated with Methanol

Essaar Inc. is voluntarily recalling lot 200528303 of Soho Fresh 70% Rubbing Alcohol in 33.81 oz. clear plastic bottles to the consumer level. FDA analysis of the product revealed it is contaminated with methanol. Substantial methanol exposure can result in nausea, vomiting, headache, blurred visio
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Sunday, January 3, 2021

Pharma Reviews: India's PLI Scheme To Boost Bulk Drug Output Faces These Hurdles

India's scheme offering incentives to boost local capacity of pharma ingredients has received a good response in certain categories. Yet, companies ...
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Pharma Reviews: Pharma exports likely to get a boost on coronavirus vaccine shots

For the pandemic-hit year, the Indian pharmaceuticals industry is likely to post nearly 20 per cent growth in exports. On the domestic front, too, the ...
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Pharma Reviews: Hasten Slowly on Covid Vaccine

An appearance of undue haste in approving vaccines and drugs will only serve to take away from the reputation of India's pharmaceutical industry, ...
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Saturday, January 2, 2021

Pharma Reviews: 5 science and space events to watch for in 2021

... begin even as the international science community and the pharma industry ... The PSLV-C51 will be the Indian Space Research Organisation's first ...
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Pharma Reviews: Big Pharma has reinforced its saviour image

Arguably, the most-hated industry in the world is the pharmaceutical ... But Cipla, an Indian company, was already exporting the drugs at just $800.
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Pharma Reviews: Will see a move towards greater digitisation, use of AI and Big Data to hasten drug formulation to ...

Nikhil K Masurkar, Executive Director, ENTOD Pharmaceutical ... Indian pharma industry which is a major global supplier worked aggressively to meet ...
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Friday, January 1, 2021

US FDA News: Precision Dose, Inc. Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Paroex Chlorhexidine Gluconate Oral Rinse USP, 0.12%, 15mL Due to Microbial Contamination

Precision Dose, Inc. is voluntarily recalling all lots of Chlorhexidine Gluconate Oral Rinse USP, 0.12%, 15mL Unit Dose Cups bearing an expiration date from 1/31/2021 – 02/28/2022 (see specific lots below) to the consumer level
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Pharma Reviews: Ravi Dharamshi on what is in store for markets in 2021

US is the largest market, the Indian players need to upgrade themselves from being a pure play commoditised generics focussing on oral solids to a ...
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Pharma Reviews: Stable regulatory environment required to revive Indian medical technology sector: MTaI

The whitepaper -- The MedTech Industry in India – COVID-19 and Beyond -- prepared by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) also stresses on the need ...
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Pharma Reviews: Gainers & Losers: 10 stocks that moved the most on December 31

Indian Overseas Bank | CMP: Rs 10.75 | The stock gained 2 percent after ... Teva Pharmaceuticals Inc hiked prices on 15 drugs, including Austedo, ...
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