Drug safety norms being severely compromised

Drug safety norms being severely compromised Mumbai: A Parliamentary committee has uncovered a nexus between doctors, government bodies and pharmacy companies to approve new drugs without the mandatory clinical trials. The doctors from top hospitals wrote to the country's Drug Controller General, to allow new drugs to be marketed, without clinical trials - a shocking lapse, highlighted in this Parliamentary standing committee report. Drug expert CM Gulati said, "All of them are compromised. We've got the...
06:16 AM, May 14, 2012

Cancer drugs to cost less, Cipla slashes prices

Cancer drugs to cost less, Cipla slashes prices Mumbai: After the Indian government recently lifted a patent license, Indian pharma major, Cipla, has announced a massive reduction of up to 76 per cent in its cancer drug prices. Following the move, the price of Cipla's generic kidney cancer drug, Sorafenib, will be available at Rs 6,840 a month from the earlier Rs 27,950. The lung cancer drug Gestinib price has been cut down by 60 per cent to...
07:51 AM, May 05, 2012

Pharma companies line up to bag Tamiflu contract

Pharma companies line up to bag Tamiflu contract Cipla, Ranbaxy, Hetero, Roche and Natco Pharma are in the race. ...
12:37 AM, Aug 13, 2009

Anil Ambani group firms among top stock performers

Anil Ambani group firms among top stock performers The Ambani groups have gained maximum benefit in stocks last week. ...
03:07 PM, May 25, 2009

It's Congress vs Congress in Goa SEZ battle

It's Congress vs Congress in Goa SEZ battle Kolkata: South African skipper Graeme Smith says his team has encountered vastly varying pitches in the cricket World Cup and the experience was likely to stretch on as they take on Bangladesh in the last group league game in Dhaka on Saturday. However, he sees no problem in adapting to the varying tracks. Referring to the Eden Gardens track on Tuesday night when his side crushed Ireland by 131 runs...
11:13 PM, Jan 02, 2008
India 360: TN fumes over 'morning after pill' ad

India 360: TN fumes over 'morning after pill' ad

The TN govt has sent a notice to a magazine for publishing i-pill ads. ...
03:35 AM, Aug 22, 2007

Bitter pill for Cipla, TN cracks down on contraceptive ad

Bitter pill for Cipla, TN cracks down on contraceptive ad The i-pill is showing contra-indications in Tamil Nadu. ...
08:45 PM, Aug 21, 2007

India's own once-a-day AIDS drug

India's own once-a-day AIDS drug Cipla has launched an HIV/AIDS drug that could be taken once a day by the patients for effective treatment. ...
03:51 PM, Oct 13, 2006
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