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Domestic drugs formulations market to be worth Rs 5.5 trn by 2034: Report

'Significant under-penetration' in domestic market, especially in smaller towns and rural areas

How Alkem's 83-year-old founder is remaking India's 4th-largest pharma firm

Hailing from Okari, a remote village in Jehanabad district of Bihar, Singh and his brother, Samprada, moved to Mumbai in 1973 to start Alkem Laboratories with a seed capital of Rs 5 lakh

Lupin appoints Abdelaziz Toumi as CEO of newly established subsidiary LMS

LMS will focus on the development, manufacture, and sale of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) while expanding into the Contract Development and Manufacturing Operations (CDMO) business

Pharma's eco pill: Sustainable packaging as new prescription for planet

Merck also revealed that they are investing in renewable energy sources, and half of their Mumbai facility's energy is now sourced from solar panels

Pricing challenge in US biz, rich valuations may weigh on pharma stocks

Among individual players, Aurobindo Pharma, Dr Reddys Labs, and Zydus Lifesciences sourced 48 per cent, 47 per cent, and 46 per cent of their total revenues from the US generics segment, respectively

Jubilant Pharmova Q4 results: Consolidated net loss narrows to Rs 5.86 cr

Revenue from segments that make copycat drugs and medicines used for allergy immunotherapy rose 0.8% and 14%, respectively, during the quarter

Natco Pharma stock surges 8%, hits new 52-week high on strong Q4 show

On Monday, Natco Pharma reported a 40.1 per cent year-on-year (YoY) surge in net profit, totaling Rs 386.3 crore in Q4FY23, up from Rs 275.8 crore

Biocon signs licensing, supply deal for obesity drug in South Korea

Bengaluru-based company announces 'strategic partnership' with Handok

Doctors not mandated to inform patients on drug side effects: Delhi HC

Delhi High Court dismissed a public interest litigation that sought to enforce the compulsory disclosure of drug side effects by doctors to the patients

JB Pharma Q4 results: Net profit soars 43% to Rs 126 cr, revenue up 13%

For the full year of FY24, JB Pharma posted an 11 per cent Y-o-Y increase in revenue and a 35 per cent increase in PAT, reaching Rs 3,484 crore and Rs 553 crore respectively

Pharma major Glenmark gets USFDA nod for generic ophthalmic solution

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Ltd on Friday said it has received final approval from the US health regulator for its generic brimonidine tartrate and timolol maleate ophthalmic solution indicated in the treatment increased pressure in the eye caused by glaucoma or other conditions. The final approval by the US Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) is for brimonidine tartrate and timolol maleate ophthalmic solution of strength 0.2 per cent/0.5 per cent, Glenmark said in a statement. The company's brimonidine tartrate and timolol maleate ophthalmic solution, 0.2 per cent/0.5 per cent has been determined by the USFDA to be bioequivalent and therapeutically equivalent to Combigan ophthalmic solution, 0.2 per cent/0.5 per cent of AbbVie, Inc, it added. The solution will be distributed in the US by Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc, USA, it added. Combigan ophthalmic solution, 0.2 per cent/0.5 per cent achieved annual sales of approximately USD 290 million, the company said citing IQVIATM sales data

GSK's Shingrix vaccine can prevent shingles for over a decade: Study

Shingles is a painful rash caused by the reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus, the same virus that causes chickenpox. Up to one in three people will develop shingles in their lifetime

Cipla promoters sell 2.53% stake worth Rs 2,637 cr to fund philanthropy

ICICI Prudential MF, Aditya Birla Sun Life MF among top buyers

Granules India Q4 results: Revenue declines 1.6% on weak paracetamol sales

The company's consolidated revenue fell year-on-year to 1,176 crore rupees (nearly $141 million) for the three months to March 31

Zydus Wellness Q4: Net profit up 3.44% to Rs 150 cr, revenue at 782 cr

Zydus Wellness Ltd on Tuesday reported a 3.44 per cent rise in consolidated net profit at Rs 150.3 crore in the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2024. The company had posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 145.3 crore in the same quarter of the previous fiscal, Zydus Wellness said in a regulatory filing. Consolidated total revenue from operations in the quarter under review stood at Rs 782.6 crore, as against Rs 713 crore in the corresponding period a year ago, it said. Total expenses were higher at Rs 632.2 crore in the fourth quarter of financial year 2023-24, as compared to Rs 580.2 crore in the year-ago period. For the fiscal ended March 31, 2024 consolidated net profit was at Rs 266.9 crore, as against Rs 310.4 crore in the previous fiscal, the company said. In FY24, consolidated total revenue from operations stood at Rs 2,327.8 crore, as compared to Rs 2,254.8 crore in FY23. The board of directors at their meeting held on May 14, 2024 recommended a final dividend Rs 5 per equ

Pfizer reaches settlement in over 10,000 cancer lawsuits related to Zantac

Financial terms of the settlements were not immediately disclosed for the discontinued over-the-counter drug that was used to treat heartburn

AstraZeneca to withdraw Covid-19 vaccine Vaxzevria globally on weak demand

AstraZeneca will start the withdrawal of marketing authorisation for the vaccine in Europe

Lupin appoints Jeffrey Kindler, Alfonso 'Chito' Zulueta as independent dirs

Pharma major Lupin Ltd on Thursday announced appointments of ex-Pfizer Chairman and CEO, Jeffrey Kindler and Alfonso 'Chito' Zulueta as independent directors on its board. Kindler is currently the CEO of Centrexion Therapeutics, a privately-held biotechnology company, Senior Advisor to Blackstone, Operating Partner at ARTIS Ventures and Global Chair of GLG Institute, Lupin said in a regulatory filing. He brings over four decades of business experience holding leadership positions at some of the world's most recognised companies, including Pfizer, where he served as Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, as well as McDonald's Corporation and General Electric Company, the company added. Before that, he was a partner at law firm Williams & Connolly. Zulueta currently serves as Non-Executive Chairman of the board of directors of Interpharma Investments Ltd, the holding company of Zuellig Pharma, one of the largest healthcare services groups in Asia, Lupin said. He is also President ..

India raises issue of pharma pricing control in Australia on generic drugs

India has raised the issue of pharmaceutical pricing control in Australia, particularly on generic medicines, during a recent bilateral meeting between the officials of the two countries. The two sides have decided to work closely on timely resolution of market access issues, deepen people-to-people contacts, and create an institutional mechanism for sharing of preferential import data, the commerce ministry said on Saturday. The bilateral trade between the countries declined 7.7 per cent to USD 24 billion in 2023-24 as against USD 26 billion in 2022-23. These issues among others were discussed during the first Joint Committee Meeting (JCM) in Canberra under India-Australia Economic Co-operation and Trade Agreement (Ind-Aus ECTA). "Both the sides while acknowledging the smooth implementation of the ECTA, briefly elaborated on ECTA implementation issues including MRAs (mutual recognition agreements) on organic products, market access issues related to products like okra, pomegranate

AstraZeneca vaccine: From its origin to side effects, all you need to know

Manufactured first in 2021, the AstraZeneca vaccine, known in India as Covishield, has been facing scrutiny over the years, with many countries banning it back in 2021 itself