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Top 300 drug brands to now have QR codes on label for ensuring authenticity

Govt finalises the draft notification issued in June

Time to raise high-beta bets as markets eye new highs, say Analysts

Amid moderation in inflation, markets seem to have moved past fears of interest rate hikes and investors are now anticipating strong foreign inflows into domestic equities, analysts said

Suven starts Phase 3 trial for first home-grown Alzheimer's drug

Clinical trial randomisation is the process of assigning patients by chance to groups that receive different treatments

Dettol enters a new category with Dettol multi-use antiseptic cream

With the launch of this antiseptic cream, the company aims to create a niche for itself in the cuts and wounds segment, as it looks to on building on its existing antiseptic liquid

Trying to lock in vendors who don't want to buy from China: Biocon CEO & MD

Siddharth Mittal, CEO & MD, Biocon, elaborates on his plans to grow this business further

Biocon Q2 results: Net profit declines 10% to Rs 168 crore, revenue up 26%

Biocon's core Ebitda came in at Rs 816 crore, up 34 per cent

Piramal Enterprises posts net loss of Rs 1,536 cr on higher provisions

PEL has moved Rs 5,888 crore worth of wholesale assets from Stage 1 to Stage 2 as the management believed there could be potential stress from these assets

Cipla Q2 PAT up 11% PAT to Rs 789 cr on strong Covid-adjusted growth rate

The company is de-risking key product Abraxane in case the Goa plant FDA issue is not cleared immediately

Chhattisgarh govt's flagship scheme delivers hefty markdown on medicines

The state government has given priority to the health security of the people, the official said

We thrive on products that have limited competition: Top Sun Pharma execs

In a Q&A, the firm's US business head and its group CFO talk about their plans to scale the specialty products business further, and dwell on the company's strategies post-pandemic

Sun Pharma Q2 PAT rises 10.5% YoY to Rs 2,262 crore on robust sales

Gross sales came in at Rs 10,809.2 crore, growing by 13.1% over Q2 last year

Strong US pipeline, sustained growth trajectory main trigger for Dr Reddy's

Excluding the strong US show led by Revlimid, Q2 was a mixed bag

We won't make an acquisition just because we have to: Piramal Pharma chief

In a Q&A, Nandini Piramal, chairperson of the firm, says the company currently sees great scope in expanding and organically growing the OTC business, and wants to build more consumer focused brands

Piramal Pharma ends at Rs 192 on debut, valued at Rs 22,882 cr at close

Domestic brokerage Motilal Oswal has set a price target of Rs 210 for the stock

New Jersey-based Amneal Pharma starts mfg operations for Indian market

The firm already has manufacturing units in four Indian cities, all of which are focused on the export market

Existing pharma marketing practices code is adequate: Centre tells SC

Says Indian Pharmaceutical Alliance's investigation report cleared Dolo-650 maker, Micro Labs, of allegations of bribing doctors with freebies worth Rs 1,000 crore

Centre defends Universal Code of Pharma Marketing Practices in apex court

The government further added that it is working on providing statutory backing to the UCPMP code and "it is a time-consuming process, which cannot be completed in haste"

QR codes to soon be printed on medicines to check for their authenticity

In the first phase of the 'track and trace' mechanism, the QR codes will be printed on the primary packaging like the bottle, can, jar or the strip

Pharma supply start-up Saveo Healthcare raises $4.5mn in venture round

Company founded by 4 IIT graduates will use money to expand its presence and for improving technology

Torrent Pharma to acquire Curatio Healthcare for Rs 2,000 cr; stock down 6%

ICICI Securities is positive on Torrent's ability of faster integration and turnaround of acquired assets in the domestic space