Digbijay Mishra And Sushmi Dey

Stories by Digbijay Mishra And Sushmi Dey

Ranbaxy may get approval for multi-billion dollar drug

Ranbaxy may get approval for multi-billion dollar drug

Rediff.com   25 Mar 2013

If it gets the USFDA nod, the sales would help to pull the company out of the red.

Recent drug recalls worry investors

Recent drug recalls worry investors

Rediff.com   19 Mar 2013

Many say trend could lead to concerns on manufacturing quality in Indian facilities.

MCA to rope in Google, BSNL for investors' awareness

MCA to rope in Google, BSNL for investors' awareness

Rediff.com   19 Mar 2013

Through messages via the BSNL network, the ministry plans to spread awareness among the public and ask people not to invest in suspicious companies.

Drug makers charged with overcharging of Rs 2,362 cr

Drug makers charged with overcharging of Rs 2,362 cr

Rediff.com   15 Mar 2013

National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority names Cipla, Dr Reddy's Labs and Ranbaxy among those.

MRPL retracts Haldia PetChem buyout plan

MRPL retracts Haldia PetChem buyout plan

Rediff.com   14 Mar 2013

Cites legal battle among latter's promoters as reason for staying away from cash-strapped venture.

Health care majors go online to extend reach

Health care majors go online to extend reach

Rediff.com   14 Mar 2013

Major hospital chains such as Max Healthcare, Apollo and Fortis are going online in a big way, to extend their operations into smaller towns and cities.

Diagnostic chains look to smaller towns

Diagnostic chains look to smaller towns

Rediff.com   12 Mar 2013

Not far back, in 2010, SRL Diagnostics, promoted by former Ranbaxy promoters Malvinder and Shivinder Singh, acquired the diagnostic services business of Piramal Healthcare for Rs 600 crore (Rs 6 billion).

Imported insulin to cost more

Imported insulin to cost more

Rediff.com   12 Mar 2013

Department of Pharmaceuticals asks NPPA to review Eli Lilly product prices.

Sunfeast targets the creamy layer

Sunfeast targets the creamy layer

Rediff.com   11 Mar 2013

ITC's biscuits, which have a sweet spot in the cream segment, now want a bigger piece of the cookies market

Oz miners eye India's PPP model for Coal India

Oz miners eye India's PPP model for Coal India

Rediff.com   8 Mar 2013

NRW is one of the leading providers of construction and mining services with a turnover $1.35 billion in 2011-12.

ITC to enter the dairy market in 14 months

ITC to enter the dairy market in 14 months

Rediff.com   7 Mar 2013

The product portfolio includes milk powder, long-life packaged milk, fortified milk, etc.

Bayer to move HC to protect patent drug

Bayer to move HC to protect patent drug

Rediff.com   6 Mar 2013

On Monday, the Appellate Board upheld the compulsory licence granted to domestic firm Natco Pharma last year, against Bayer's patented anti-cancer drug Nexavar.

Patent drug pricing to distract from licences

Patent drug pricing to distract from licences

Rediff.com   6 Mar 2013

The panel of representatives from various ministries and chaired by B K Singh, director, department of pharmaceuticals, has suggested the government negotiate prices of patented medicines based on reference prices of such drugs in other countries such as Britain, Canada, France, Australia and New Zealand.

Gaps in clinical trial data delay compensation

Gaps in clinical trial data delay compensation

Rediff.com   5 Mar 2013

While the office of the Drugs Controller General of India is still struggling to accumulate data, compensation had been paid only in 50 per cent of the clinical trial death cases so far, sources said.

Professionals take over in pharma global play

Professionals take over in pharma global play

Rediff.com   4 Mar 2013

Companies run till now by mostly their promoters are increasingly inducting professionals to head their teams.

CCI to pass order against auto majors

CCI to pass order against auto majors

Rediff.com   25 Feb 2013

Charge relates to misuse of dominant position to sell spare parts at high rates.

Registration must for clinical trial ethics panels

Registration must for clinical trial ethics panels

Rediff.com   20 Feb 2013

No ethics committee shall review and accord its approval to a clinical trial protocol without prior registration with the licensing authority, as defined in clause (b) of rule 21.

No expectation from Budget, says pharma industry

No expectation from Budget, says pharma industry

Rediff.com   18 Feb 2013

Disappointed with past experience, domestic majors even skip giving any memorandum.

Wockhardt told to pull out analgesic batches

Wockhardt told to pull out analgesic batches

Rediff.com   14 Feb 2013

Regulator mentions Wockhardt as manufacturer but firm says it only markets drug.

Cipla gets relief in patent battle with Pfizer

Cipla gets relief in patent battle with Pfizer

Rediff.com   12 Feb 2013

The patent office said Pfizer's claimed patent for Sutent, a cancer drug, did not involve any inventive step.