Gyan Varma And Sushmi Dey

Stories by Gyan Varma And Sushmi Dey

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.

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.

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.

Dikshit has turned Delhi into a slum, not Paris: BJP

Dikshit has turned Delhi into a slum, not Paris: BJP

Rediff.com   24 Feb 2013

Newly appointed president of the Delhi unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party Vijay Goel tells Gyan Varma that the party would replicate Gujarat's development model in Delhi if it comes to power

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.

FM talks to BJP on pension Bill, DTC

FM talks to BJP on pension Bill, DTC

Rediff.com   19 Feb 2013

He has spoken to the party's heads in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley, respectively , to seek support for the two items of proposed legislation. He got no assurance.

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.

Antibiotics to be sold only against prescription

Antibiotics to be sold only against prescription

Rediff.com   11 Feb 2013

Health & family welfare ministry's proposal seeks to restrict sale of antibiotics to check self-medication.

Coal block allocations: Who was RESPONSIBLE?

Coal block allocations: Who was RESPONSIBLE?

Rediff.com   30 Jan 2013

The allocations followed two stages.

Glenmark readies to enter one more niche segment in US

Glenmark readies to enter one more niche segment in US

Rediff.com   29 Jan 2013

Prodded by patent cliff & increasing competition, it files application for foray into injectible oncology segment.