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All life-saving drugs may come under price cap
Rediff.com25 Oct 2014

NPPA suggests expanding the list of essential medicines whose prices are controlled

Ranbaxy staff get pay-cut shield in Sun buyout
Rediff.com20 Oct 2014

Sun maintained it would retain the best of both organisations to build a global pharma...

Ranbaxy's top executives in the US resign
Rediff.com14 Oct 2014

US country head, key departmental heads leave; more likely to follow.

Is India ready to fight Ebola? NO WAY!
Rediff.com10 Oct 2014

No Ebola case detected in the country so far; experts say a robust preparedness plan to...

Pharma firms to be hit as drug regulator caps prices
Rediff.com19 Sep 2014

Currently, the govt directly caps prices of 348 formulations at the average price of...

Gilead to allow 5 Indian firms to sell hepatitis generics in 90 countries
Rediff.com15 Sep 2014

Among the companies likely to sign deals with Gilead are Cadila, Hetero, Strides...

Sun Pharma draws up plan to fix ailing Ranbaxy
Rediff.com12 Sep 2014

It hopes to turn around Ranbaxy within four years of closing the deal by improving...

Drug price monitoring cells across states soon
Rediff.com8 Sep 2014

The idea is to keep a close watch on real-time price movements, the maximum retail...

FDI policy for medical devices on the cards
Rediff.com31 Aug 2014

Ministerial consultations on, with recognition of the potential, and the need to not...

Another big blow for Ranbaxy
Rediff.com22 Aug 2014

Slapped with Rs 242-crore fine by US authorities for rule violations at Toansa unit,...

US FDA India head quits; regulator goes for rejig
Rediff.com21 Jul 2014

Altaf Ahmed Lal, country head of the US Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) in India,...

Sun, Ranbaxy hire Mckinsey for merger assistance
Rediff.com18 Jul 2014

Sun-Ranbaxy are keen to complete the merger process.

Drug makers seek out-of-court settlement in clinical trial cases
Rediff.com10 Jun 2014

In a letter to health minister Harsh Vardhan, the Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance, an...

Drug makers told to give pricing details in 10 days
Rediff.com6 Jun 2014

The Drug (Prices Control) Order implemented in May last year brought into its purview...

Now, buy medicines and stents on EMI
Rediff.com5 Jun 2014

The company did not respond to specific queries on the project's expansion.

Indian drug cos to benefit as US expedites generic clearances
Rediff.com12 May 2014

Even smaller companies like Torrent Pharma and Alembic file five to 10 ANDAs every year.

Novartis-Glaxo deal signals pharma firms don't have it easy
Rediff.com24 Apr 2014

Experts say despite it being a global deal, the transaction will have to undergo CCI...

Novartis-GSK-Eli Lilly deal may affect Indian market
Rediff.com23 Apr 2014

On Tuesday, Novartis agreed to buy GSK's oncology products business for $14.5 billion,...

ICAI to ban three auditors in Satyam case
Rediff.com23 Apr 2014

ICAI has also imposed a fine of Rs 5 lakh on each of the three accused in Satyam case.

Ranbaxy buy in line with Sun's strategy
Rediff.com17 Apr 2014

The company buys distressed assets across the globe and turns them around to not only...