Sohini Das
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Sohini Das
Sohini Das leads the automobile and healthcare verticals at Business Standard. In her 17 years as a journalist, she has written on myriad subjects and sectors -- FMCG, dairies, tourism, and state elections, among others, across Kolkata, Ahmedabad and now Mumbai. She loves doing personality stories and ground reportage.
Sohini Das leads the automobile and healthcare verticals at Business Standard. In her 17 years as a journalist, she has written on myriad subjects and sectors -- FMCG, dairies, tourism, and state elections, among others, across Kolkata, Ahmedabad and now Mumbai. She loves doing personality stories and ground reportage.
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Share of drugs under price control dips in domestic pharma market
India follows a market-based mechanism for determining ceiling prices of medicines that are a part of the National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM)
 "Share of drugs under price control dips in domestic pharma market")
Budget 2020: Healthcare sector allocation rises to Rs 69,000 crore
Ayushman Bharat gets a boost as hospitals to be developed under PPP mode; Jan Aushadhi scheme to be expanded to every district
 "Budget 2020: Healthcare sector allocation rises to Rs 69,000 crore")
Coronavirus threat: Medical device firms see opportunity with rising demand
But drug firms brace for supply disruptions
 "Coronavirus threat: Medical device firms see opportunity with rising demand")
Demand for chronic illness medicines rising faster than acute drugs: Report
Long-term treatments like diabetes, high blood pressure and lipid-lowering drugs are classified into the chronic category
 "Demand for chronic illness medicines rising faster than acute drugs: Report")
Three programmes afoot to find vaccines against new coronavirus
The latest strain of the virus, which has been reported from China's Wuhan province, is already creating ripples across the global health care circuit
 "Three programmes afoot to find vaccines against new coronavirus")
Research to find vaccines for China coronavirus put on fast lane
So far the World Health Organisation (WHO) has not declared this as a global health emergency
 "Research to find vaccines for China coronavirus put on fast lane")
Pharma industry considering 'ethics inspectors' to ensure better compliance
Pharma players to meet DoP to discuss suggestions around implementing ethical marketing practices code
 "Pharma industry considering 'ethics inspectors' to ensure better compliance")
Reliance Jio EBIT jumps 60% in Q3, operating revenue rises 28.3%
Jio's subscriber base as on December 31 was 370 million, which shows a 32.1 per cent YoY growth
 "Reliance Jio EBIT jumps 60% in Q3, operating revenue rises 28.3%")
Piramal sells healthcare analytics subsidiary DRG to Clarivate for $950 mn
The company said it was a strategic investment for PEL and it decided to sell as it saw good value for its shareholders. The sale value is roughly five times the annual sales of DRG
 "Piramal sells healthcare analytics subsidiary DRG to Clarivate for $950 mn")
Wockhardt becomes first Indian company to get nod for novel antibiotics
While multinational companies have launched new antibiotics in India, there have been no new launches in the past 15 years in this category
 "Wockhardt becomes first Indian company to get nod for novel antibiotics")
Voot follows money on the OTT, but can it match the giants in the game?
Viacom 18 bets on reality shows and regional content as it switches over to a paid viewership model
 "Voot follows money on the OTT, but can it match the giants in the game?")
Broadcasters plan to move court against TRAI's new cap on channel pricing
Broadcasters may not come out with channel pricing next week
 "Broadcasters plan to move court against TRAI's new cap on channel pricing")
Legacy pharma brands spin gold for GSK, Pfizer; keep newcomers off the turf
Repositioning an old brand helps expand the footprint, say analysts
 "Legacy pharma brands spin gold for GSK, Pfizer; keep newcomers off the turf")
Cipla, Glenmark get NPPA nod for inhaler pricing over 'innovative' quotient
Glenmark had appealed to the pricing regulator in 2016 asking for a differential price for its Digihaler
 "Cipla, Glenmark get NPPA nod for inhaler pricing over 'innovative' quotient")
Sweet shake-up: Price relief for diabetes patients as drugs go off patent
The Rs 14,000-crore diabetes drug market in the country is witnessing a churn
 "Sweet shake-up: Price relief for diabetes patients as drugs go off patent")
Apex broadcasters' body decries Trai's new cap on channel pricing
IBF says it may consider legal options against amendments made to February 2019 order
 "Apex broadcasters' body decries Trai's new cap on channel pricing")
More pay channels may become free-to-air after Trai's tariff amendments
Trai's amendment has forced broadcasters to go back to the drawing board as they revise pricing for channels
 "More pay channels may become free-to-air after Trai's tariff amendments")
Centre may cap trade margins for drugs in stages; companies oppose plans
While the trade margins for branded generics are standardised by trade, the margins vary in the case of unbranded generics
 "Centre may cap trade margins for drugs in stages; companies oppose plans")
Show off the year: Marvel to Uri, movies that moved India in 2019
Avengers: Endgame broke all records to sell over 8.6 mn tickets on BookMyShow, making it the highest-selling Hollywood movie
 "Show off the year: Marvel to Uri, movies that moved India in 2019")
Year in review: In 2019, Indian pharma battled regulatory scare, and won
On the whole, rating agency ICRA maintained a stable outlook on the Indian pharmaceutical industry
 "Year in review: In 2019, Indian pharma battled regulatory scare, and won")
