Nigeria flags 2 India-made drugs as substandard, having toxins

Oral paracetamol and another cough medicine manufactured by companies based in Mumbai and Punjab were found to be “sub-standard or found to be containing toxins”, reports Sohini Das.......

It's Raining Billions For Gujarat!

It's boom time for election-bound Gujarat as Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi's government has been announcing project after project before the dates for the assembly election are announced......

India probes four cough syrups after 66 Gambian children's deaths

India's drug regulator has initiated a probe and sought further details from the WHO after the global health body issued an alert that cough syrups manufactured by an Indian firm could potentially......

SIIto test Novavax's Omicron-specific vaccine

The Drugs Controller General of India has approved the manufacture of this Sars-CoV-2 spike protein recombinant nano-particle vaccine for ‘examination, test, and analysis’,......

Sun Pharmaceutical's vital signs: A strong dose of valuation multiples

Bolstered by an impressive performance in the global specialty business and outstanding results in the Indian market, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, the largest pharmaceutical (pharma) company in......

Indian pharma exports to Iran decline thanks to its lower rupee reserves

India’s pharmaceutical exports to Iran have been hit owing to depleting rupee reserves in the West Asian country because of India stopping the import of crude oil from it in 2019 following US......

Pharma stocks rally on lower price erosion, hopes of US generic mkt uptick

Healthcare stocks have outperformed the benchmark indices since the start of the current financial year. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The BSE Healthcare Index is up 19 per cent as compared......

US drug shortage a shot in the arm for Indian pharmaceutical companies

Drug shortages in the US are at an all-time high, and price erosion has stabilised, which could benefit Indian pharmaceutical (pharma) companies with a US focus, according to analysts. Image used......

India's Rio Olympics-bound sportspersons dope-free: NADA

IMAGE: Participants at the World Anti-Doping Agency Symposium for Anti-Doping Organizations in Lausanne, March 24, 2015. Photograph: Denis Balibouse/Reuters National Anti-Doping Agency Director......