Drug prices to be slashed as pricing policy comes into effect

From July, more than 300 essential medicines will cost 20 to 25 per cent less, as the new national pricing policy comes into effect. How will this affect us and why are some calling it an eyewash? ...
08:46 PM, May 17, 2013

Railway Board bribery case: Decoding the Bansal empire

Pawan Kumar Bansal is under fire over bribery charges against his nephew Vijay Singhla, who is also one of the directors of Jagan Realtors Private Limited, which has several other relatives of Bansal on board. ...
10:12 PM, May 07, 2013

Railway scam: BJP trains guns on Bansal family's pharmaceutical company

The BJP has now claimed Theon Pharmaceuticals was involved in price fixing. Pawan Kumar Bansal's wife Madhu Bansal, sons Manish Bansal and Amit Bansal are directors in Theon Pharmaceuticals. ...
07:13 PM, May 07, 2013

Novartis cannot ignore India's huge market: Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance

The secretary general of the Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance, DG Shah said that Novartis was merely posturing and it could not ignore the huge market that India provided to its products. ...
09:15 PM, Apr 01, 2013

FTN: Are doctors compromising public safety by lobbying for drug companies?

A parliamentary panel says some doctors are colluding with big pharmaceutical companies to sell unsafe drugs to the Indian consumers. ...
11:58 PM, May 15, 2012

No gifts for docs from pharma companies: Govt

The Medical Council of India has ordered to cancel licenses of the firms. ...
07:54 AM, Feb 17, 2010

WHO exaggerated H1N1 to benefit pharma cos?

Evidence suggests it was exaggerated to benefit pharma firms. ...
02:11 PM, Jan 13, 2010

Bitter medicine: quarter of drugs in India fake

The racket is worth $34.9 billion and it is taking lives. ...
03:04 AM, Jul 25, 2008