Drug Industry

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding an illegal cracker unit in Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, 29/05/2025

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 …

Progress at last

Heart disease is one of the biggest killers and is often linked to problems caused by obesity (see article). But you might be better off having a heart attack than suffering acute heart failure. This is because treatments for heart attacks have been steadily improving over the years whereas heart …

Clinical trials of new drugs get fresh impetus as govt clears 55 proposals

In a move that will provide a big impetus to India's $500-million clinical trial industry, which has of late seen stunted growth, the government on Thursday cleared around 55 trials proposed by pharma firms and clinical research organisations, including Dr Reddy's, Eli Lilly, MSD Pharma, Cadila Healthcare, Quintiles. The approvals …

Order of the High Court of Delhi on infringement of copyright, rendition of accounts of profits, damages, cost and delivery up of infringing goods dated …

Order of the High Court of Delhi on infringement of copyright, rendition of accounts of profits, damages, cost and delivery up of infringing goods dated 13/09/2013.

Clinical Trial Victims may Get Minimum 2 L

Drug regulator has set a range of . 4 lakh to . 74 lakh as payout, depending on age and health risks of volunteers An expert panel set up by the drug regulator has recommended a minimum compensation of . 2 lakh for the family of ‘most serious, terminally ill’ …

The Drugs and Cosmetics (Amendment) Bill, 2013

A Bill further to amend the Drugs and Cosmetic Act, 1940. This Act may be called the Drugs and Cosmetics (Amendment) Act, 2013.

Bharat Biotech develops new typhoid vaccine

New vaccine comes with company's own R&D; involving an eight-year long effort and Rs 65 crore investment. Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech International Limited on Monday launched a new typhoid vaccine claiming it to be the world's first clinically proven typhoid conjugate vaccine. Company chairman Krishna M Ella said the new vaccine …

Judgement of the Supreme Court of India on pharmaceutical products for the purposes of Central Excise tariff dated 14/08/2013

Judgement of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Commissioner of Central Excise, Thane-II Vs M/s. Time Pharma, Mumbai dated 14/08/2013 regarding pharmaceutical products for the purposes of Central Excise tariff.

Order of the Karnataka High Court regarding quashing the recommendations of New Drugs Advisory Committee dated 14/08/2013

Order of the Karnataka High Court on assailing the notification dated 18.06.2013 bearing No.G.S.R.377(E) issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and to quash the recommendations of New Drugs Advisory Committee (Neurology & Psychiatry) (‘NDAC’ for short) at Sl.No.7(10) pursuant to the meeting held on 11.05.2013.

SC to examine pharma pricing policy, order on drug control

The Supreme Court on Tuesday decided to examine the new National Pharmaceutical Pricing Policy-2012 for fixing prices of essential medicines in the country and also the Drugs (Prices Control) Order 2013 (DPCO 2013), notified by the government in May. A bench headed by Justice GS Singhvi asked the Centre to …

New drug pricing order challenged in court

Pharma companies oppose vociferously 45 days' time period given to them for replacing existing stocks Taking their cue from Cipla and Alembic, many in the pharmaceutical industry have challenged the new drug price fixation orders that were to be implemented from July 29. The move is expected to delay the …

Amendment halts clinical trials, researchers cry foul

Bangalore: Several US and Canadian companies have stopped clinical trials in India following an amendment to the rules which, they say, could lead to “unreasonable claims” by subject-patients. The amended rules, changed by the Directorate General of Drugs Control in India, make it mandatory for companies and educational institutions to …

HC notice to Centre on new drug pricing policy

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notices to the Union Government and others on two separate petitions by a pharmaceutical company and an association of medicine manufacturing companies challenging the new drug pricing policy. A Division Bench of the Court comprising Justice B.D. Ahmed and Justice Vibhu Bakhru also …

Court cases, red tape hit drug pricing plan

Mumbai: The watershed drug pricing policy that was to have kicked off on July 29 after a decade of intense debate and planning, is now threatened by a variety of reasons including court cases and bureaucratic lethargy. Confusion in the pharma industry persists along with a fear of shortage of …

151 essential medicines to become cheaper from today

Chemists Say They Are Yet To Get Drugs With Revised Pricing From Monday the most essential drugs will go cheaper by10 to 50% as the revised prices fixed by the national pharmaceutical pricing authority comes into force. In the first phase the prices of 151 formulations will come down and …

Biological E vaccine prequalified by WHO

Company says WHO prequalification is a key step for distribution of the vaccine in developed countries. Hyderabad-based biopharmaceutical company Biological E (BioE) on Monday said, the WHO has prequalified its Japanese Encephalitis vaccine for global use in adults. The company expects that paediatric indication will also be prequalified by the …

Substandard and counterfeit medicines: a systematic review of the literature

The objective of the study was to explore the evidence available of poor-quality (counterfeit and substandard) medicines in the literature. Original Source

Safety check for all 250 hazardous units in Goa

For the first time Goa would conduct a safety audit of all of its 250 hazardous units once every two-years, to ensure industrial safety and prevent accidents. Not just the major accident hazardous (MAH) units, but the pharmaceuticals, steel, chemical and other industries under the hazardous category would be subject …

Fresh plea filed against drug price control in SC

Mumbai: Non-government organisations (NGOs) led by AIDAN (All India Drug Action Network) have filed a fresh application in the Supreme Court as part of their decade-long petition that had forced the government to bring all 348 essential drugs under price control. AIDAN, LOCOST, Medico Friend Circle and Jan Swasthya Sahyog …

Govt cracks down on harmful drug combos

Asks Pharma Cos To Prove Safety & Efficacy Of Fixed Dose Combinations By August 30 The government has finally got cracking on regulating harmful and irrational combination medicines in the market, directing pharma manufacturers to prove their safety and efficacy claims. This comes close on the heels of a recent …

Supreme Court judgement on fixing the prices of "Doxofylline formulations" dated 04/07/2013

Supreme Court judgement on fixing the prices of "Doxofylline formulations" dated 04/07/2013 in the matter of Union Of India And Another Vs M/S. Swiss Garnier Life Sciences & Ors.

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