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Statute
Drugs and Cosmetics (Amendment) Bill 2013 shelved(22.06.2016)
The Union Cabinet approved withdrawal of the Drugs and Cosmetics (Amendment) Bill 2013 from the Rajya Sabha.
Having been sent for examinat.....
Tags : Drugs and cosmetics, pharmaceutical, clinical trials
Judgments
Max Hospital and Beckton Dickinson to be investigated for overcharging patients(17.11.2015)
The Competition Commission of India held Beckton Dickinson India and Max Super Specialty Hospital guilty of colluding to overcharge patients admitted .....
Tags : Competition, hospital, overcharge, pharmacy
Medicinal products should be clearly distinguishable(03.06.2016)
Public interest supports a lesser degree of proof showing confusing similarity in trade mark, even if two medicinal products are not identical or of t.....
Tags : pharmaceutical, trade mark, confusing similarity, drug names
Notifications & Circulars
Pharmacopoeias and Formularies containing monographs and formulations of AYUSH drugs are being published by the Government: Shri Shripad Naik(25.07.2017)
The Government has established Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine and Homoeopathy under the Ministry of AYUSH. Prime mandate of the Pharmaco.....
Tags : Pharmacopoeias, Formularies, Monographs, Publication
Cabinet approves Implementation of the Cabinet's decision dated 28th December, 2016 regarding pharmaceutical companies in the public sector - seeking modification therein(17.07.2019)
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the following decisions:
Modifying the earlier decision dated 28.12.2.....
Tags : Pharmaceutical companies, Decision, Implementation
Commerce Minister releases study report on Indian pharma exports to China(18.06.2018)
For India to make a strong pitch for pharma exports to China, the Department of Commerce in coordination with Embassy of India at Beijing commissioned.....
Tags : China, Pharma, Export
Cabinet approves MoU between India and Uzbekistan on cooperation for establishment of Uzbek-Indian Free Pharmaceutical Zone in the Andijan region of Uzbekistan(26.09.2018)
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Uzbekistan for est.....
Tags : MOU, Approval, Pharmaceutical Zone
Extension of date for implementation of the Track and Trace system for export of Pharmaceuticals and drug consignments(01.11.2018)
In exercise of the powers conferred under Paragraph 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-20, as amended from time to time, the Director General of F.....
Tags : Implementation, Trace system, Export, Pharmaceuticals
Implementation of the track and trace system for export of Pharmaceuticals and drug consignments(30.03.2021)
In exercise of the powers conferred under Paragraph 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy. 2015-20, as amended from time to time, the Director General of F.....
Tags : Implementation, Trace system, Export, Pharmaceuticals
Finalization of Draft Rules on Sale of Drugs by E-Pharmacies(25.06.2019)
The Government has published draft rules vide G.S.R. 817 (E) dated 28th August 2018 for inviting public/stakeholder comments for amendment to the Drug.....
Tags : Draft Rules, Finalization, Sale of Drugs, E-Pharmacies
Implementation of Track and Trace system for export of pharmaceuticals(05.01.2016)
The Director General of Foreign Trade has amended procedure in the Handbook of Procedure, 2015-20 for implementation of the Track and Trace system for.....
Tags : Dgft, pharmaceutical, export, track and trace
News
Delhi High Court Refuses Interim Injunction Against RTPCR Testing Kit OMISURE(01.04.2022)
Delhi High Court has refused to pass an ad interim injunction against Tata Medical and Diagnostics Limited, manufacturer of OMISURE, an RTPCR kit that.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, ad interim injunction, Tata Medical and Diagnostics Limited, OMISURE, COVID-19, Omicron variant, Mankind Pharma
SC Upholds Centre’s Mechanism to Control Drug Prices(24.10.2016)
Supreme Court has upheld Centre's power to specify prices of essential medicines to curb profiteering by Pharmaceutical Companies.
Tags : Supreme Court, Pharmaceutical Companies, Drug Prices
Bombay HC Upholds Notification Issued by NPPA on Retail Price of Certain Drugs(27.09.2016)
Bombay HC has upheld notifications issued by National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA), fixing maximum retail price for anti-diabetic and cardi.....
Tags : Bombay HC , National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority
Bombay High Court Imposes Fine of Rs.1.5 Cr on Two Pharma Companies(24.09.2018)
Bombay High Court has imposed a cost of Rs.1.5 Cr on two pharma companies for repeatedly infringing copyright and selling illegal drugs.
Tags : Bombay High Court, Pharma Companies
SC Issues Notice on Plea Against Bihar State Pharmacy Registration Council(06.08.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice to Bihar Government on a Petition filed against an order of the Patna High Court whereby the plea against fake registr.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Bihar State Pharmacy Registration Council
Hyderabad HC Put Stay on Land Acquisition from Farmers for Upcoming Green Pharma City(19.08.2016)
Hyderabad HC has stayed implementation of notice issued by tahsildar of Kandukur mandal to acquire about 493 acres of land for the purpose of setting .....
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Hyderabad HC Stays Land Acquisition for Green Pharma City Project(14.10.2016)
Hyderabad High Court has stayed land acquisition for Green Pharma City project in Ranga Reddy district.
Tags : Hyderabad High Court, Green Pharma City
Delhi HC Refuses Interim Relief on Case Against Moratorium on Setting Up of New Pharmacy Colleges(21.01.2021)
Delhi High Court has refused to grant interim relief on a batch of petitions against the Pharmacy Council of India's decision to impose a 5-yr morator.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Pharmacy Colleges
Delhi High Court Upholds Stay on Sale by Online Pharmacies(09.01.2019)
Delhi High Court has refused to vacate the stay on sale of drugs and prescription medicines by online pharmacies.
Tags : Delhi High Court, Stay on Sale by Online Pharmacies
COMPANY - Don't Hand Over Bafna Pharma to Promoter: NCLAT(12.03.2019)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has ordered monitoring committee for Chennai-based Bafna Pharmaceuticals Ltd. to not to hand over poss.....
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SC Expresses Concern Over the Conditions of Hospitals in Bihar(22.11.2022)
Supreme Court while reprimanding Bihar government for allowing persons without necessary qualifications to discharge functions of pharmacist in state-.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Pharmacist, Bihar
SC Dismisses PCI Appeals Challenging HC Judgments Which Set Aside 5-Year Ban on New Pharmacy Colleges(15.09.2022)
Supreme Court has dismissed a batch of appeals filed by the Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) against the judgments of certain High Courts which set asi.....
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SC Allows PCI to Consider Applications Received for c for 2023-2024(20.12.2022)
Supreme Court has allowed Pharmacy Council of India's (PCI) application seeking permission to consider for next academic year 2023-24, applications re.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Pharmacy Council of India, Pharmacy Council of India's
Delhi HC Restrains Glenmark Pharmaceuticals from Manufacturing, Selling Zita and Zita-Met(07.10.2015)
Delhi High Court has restrained Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, an Indian firm, from manufacturing and selling its anti-diabetes drugs Zita and Zita-Met, sa.....
Tags : Delhi High Court,Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, Merck Sharp and Dohme, patent
Bombay HC Orders Elder to Pay Up Small-Time Investors and Restrain it from Selling Assets(12.10.2015)
Bombay HC has directed Elder Pharmaceuticals Ltd to repay Rs 155 crore to small-time investors. The court also admitted 24 winding up petitions filed.....
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DGFT Changes Export Policy of Injection Remdesivir and Remdesivir Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients(15.06.2021)
Director-General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has notified the changes in the Export policy of Injection Remdesivir and Remdesivir Active Pharmaceutical In.....
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INSOLVENCY - NCLT Orders Commencement of Insolvency Process Against Orchid Pharma's Promoter Group Firm(29.03.2019)
National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) has ordered commencement of corporate insolvency resolution process (CIRP) against Orchid Healthcare Private, a p.....
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COMPANY - Delhi HC Dismisses Malvinder Singh's Plea on Access to Pension Fund Account(30.03.2019)
Delhi High Court has dismissed a plea moved by former Fortis promoter Malvinder Mohan Singh seeking permission to operate accounts in which he receive.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Malvinder Mohan Singh, Daiichi Sankyo, Sun Pharmaceuticals Limited
GOODS AND SERVICES TAX - SC Rejects Govt Plea Against IGST Breather to Exporters(30.03.2019)
Supreme Court has dismissed a petition filed by government anD Goods and Services (GST) Council against Delhi High Court order to allow exporters an e.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Malvinder Mohan Singh, Daiichi Sankyo, Sun Pharmaceuticals Limited
Dr Reddy's, BioMarin Settles Patent Dispute Over Kuvan 100mg Tablets(22.09.2015)
BioMarin Pharmaceutical has entered into a settlement agreement with Dr Reddy's Laboratories to resolve patent litigation in the US regarding Kuvan, t.....
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Delhi High Court Awards Natco Pharma Interim Relief in BMS Patents Case(23.07.2019)
Delhi High Court has awarded interim relief to the Hyderabad-based Natco Pharma Ltd in a fresh patents battle, with the court setting aside an injunc.....
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Patna High Court Questions Government on Guidelines on E-Pharma(08.08.2019)
Patna High Court has questioned the Government over delay in finalising the amendments to the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945, by the Ministry of Heal.....
Tags : Patna High Court, E-Pharma
Allergan, Intas Pharma Settle Trademark Dispute over Usage of Trademarks Botox and BTX-A(05.10.2015)
US-based Allergan Inc and Gujarat-based Intas Pharmaceuticals have entered into settlement over usage of trademarks Botox and BTX-A. Intas Pharma ackn.....
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Sun Pharma Settles Patent War With Acorda(23.10.2015)
Sun Pharma has settled a patent litigation with Acorda Therapeutics Inc over Ampyra extended-release tablets, used for treatment of multiple sclerosis.....
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Natco Settles Patent Dispute with Gilead in a US Court(15.12.2015)
Natco Pharma along with its partner Alvogen has settled the patent infringement suit with Gilead Sciences Inc. and others over “Tamiflu” in a US court.....
Tags : Natco Pharma , Alvogen, Tamiflu, Patent Dispute
Glenmark Settles Patent Litigation over Milnacipran Hydrochloride Tablets(22.12.2015)
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA have entered into a settlement agreement with Forest Laboratories, LLC, Forest Laboratories Holdings, and Royalty P.....
Tags : Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc, Forest Laboratories, LLC, Forest Laboratories Holdings, , Royalty Pharma Collection Trust
Madras High Court Restrains Sri Sai Apollo Pharmacy from Using Trademark(02.04.2018)
Madras High Court has restrained Sri Sai Apollo Pharmacy in Kadapa district in Andhra Pradesh from using the ‘Apollo’ trademark .
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SEBI Imposes Rs. 22 Crore fine on Aurobindo Pharma for Insider Trading(24.09.2019)
Securities and Exchange Board of India has imposed a fine of Rs. 22.7 crore on Aurobindo Pharma Ltd., its promoters and related entities for insider t.....
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India Patent Office Dismisses Compulsory License Application of Lee Pharma(21.01.2016)
Indian Patent Office has dismissed application of Lee Pharma for a compulsory licence to make a copy of AstraZeneca's antidiabetes drug saxagliptin, w.....
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All. HC: State Government has no Power to Cancel the NOC Granted by PCI(28.09.2023)
Allahabad High Court has held that State Government or the Board constituted by it has no power to cancel the NOC granted to Pharmacy Colleges as the .....
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Teva Books Patent for “Laquinimod”(18.04.2016)
Teva Pharmaceuticals has received a patent approval for its invention related to multiple sclerosis drug Laquinimod.
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AAR: Pharmaceutical Reference Standards is Not Diagnostic Reagent, Attracts 18% IGST(22.01.2020)
Authority on Advance Ruling, Karnataka has ruled that the Pharmaceutical Reference Standards (PRS) is not a diagnostic reagent and is not covered unde.....
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Apex Court Orders Interim Stay on NCLAT Order on Orchid Pharma Resolution Process(09.12.2019)
Apex Court has ordered an interim stay on the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal’s ruling on the resolution of debt-ridden Orchid Pharma. The NCL.....
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CCI Approves Strides Shasun’ Acquisition Plan(13.01.2016)
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved Strides Shasun’ plan to acquire Sun Pharmaceutical's two business divisions in India for Rs 165 cro.....
Tags : Competition Commission of India (CCI), Strides Shasun, Sun Pharmaceutical
Celgene Settles Revlimid Patent Dispute with Natco Pharma(24.12.2015)
Natco Pharma Ltd and partner Allergan Plc has settled dispute with US-based drug maker Celgene Corp. in the patent infringement case of the latter’s c.....
Tags : Natco Pharma, Celgene Corp, Revlimid Patent
NCLAT Sets Aside Dhanuka's Resolution Plan for Debt-Laden Orchid Pharma(15.11.2019)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has set aside the approval of the resolution plan of Dhanuka Laboratories for Orchid Pharma.Dhanuka's plan was.....
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NCLAT Sets Aside NCLT Order Approving Dhanuka's Bid for Orchid Pharma(19.11.2019)
National Company Law Appellate Tribunal has rejected the bid of Dhanuka Laboratories for the debt ridden Orchid Pharma, and vacated the order passed b.....
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Madras HC Takes Suo Motu Case on Cartel of Doctors, Pharma Companies and Diagnostic Labs(15.01.2020)
Madras High Court has observed that the cartel of doctors, pharma companies and diagnostic laboratories are fleecing the patients by overpricing the d.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Cartel of Doctors, Pharma Companies, Diagnostic Laboratories
U.S. PTO Rules in Favour of Mylan(29.08.2016)
U.S.Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) has ruled in the favour of Natco Pharma’s marketing partner Mylan, with regard to patent claims pertaining to mu.....
Tags : U.S.Patent and Trademark Office, Natco Pharma, patent claims
Supreme Court Warns Pharmacy Council of India Over Irregularities in Grant of Recognition(30.08.2018)
Supreme Court has warned Pharmacy Council of India of superseding it if the latter does not mend its irregularity in granting recognition to pharmacy .....
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National Companies Law Tribunal Rejects Sun Pharma’s Plan to Demerge Overseas Subsidiary(02.01.2020)
National Companies Law Tribunal has rejected the Sun Pharmaceutical Industries’ plan to demerge an overseas unit. The company’s plan to consolidate th.....
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NCLT Dissolves Orchid Pharma Promoter Firm(02.01.2020)
National Companies Law Tribunal has dissolved Orchid Healthcare Pvt. Ltd, promoter entity of Orchid Pharma, saying that here there are no assets and a.....
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#Economic Survey 2021-2022: Overview of Pharmaceutical Sector(31.01.2022)
In the April-September 2021 period, the FDI inflows in the Pharmaceutical Sector continued to be at Rs 4,413 Crores, growing at the rate of 53%. Furth.....
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Mumbai Industrial Court Charges Sun Pharma with Unfair Labour Practices(01.08.2016)
Mumbai Industrial Court has held that Sun Pharmaceutical Industries adopted unfair labour practices by holding back salaries of 86 sales promotion emp.....
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National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority Notifies All Medical Devices Under Price Control(02.04.2020)
National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority has notified all medical devices sold in India as ‘drugs’ to bring the devices — such as syringes, needles, .....
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Chhattisgarh HC Grants Interim Relief on 5-Yr Moratorium on Opening of New Pharmacy Colleges(20.12.2021)
Chhattisgarh High Court has granted interim relief to a batch of colleges who had approached it challenging the 5 year moratorium/ ban imposed by Gove.....
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Delhi HC Seeks Center's Response to De-link Aarogya Setu App from Website Promoting E-Pharmacies(15.05.2020)
Delhi High Court has asked the Central Government to respond on a plea filed against linking of the Government mandated Aarogya Setu App with a websit.....
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SC: Pharmacy Council Alone Has Jurisdiction in Field of Pharmacy Education, Not AICTE(11.03.2020)
Supreme Court has held that the Pharmacy Council of India shall alone have the jurisdiction in the field of pharmacy, and not the All India Council fo.....
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SC: Pharmaceutical Companies Gifting Freebies to Doctors is Prohibited by Law(23.02.2022)
Supreme Court held that pharmaceutical companies gifting freebies to doctors is prohibited by law and they cannot claim it as a deduction under Sectio.....
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SC Stays Chhattisgarh HC Order Granting Partial Interim Relief to Pharmacy Colleges(09.02.2022)
Supreme Court has stayed the order of Chhattisgarh High Court granting partial Interim Relief to Pharmacy colleges challenging the 5-year ban imposed .....
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SC to PCI: Mend Ways Or Be Superseded(24.08.2018)
Supreme Court has warned Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) that it would be superseded if it did not mend its ways of functioning in relation to grant o.....
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Licenses of 14 Patanjali and Divya Pharmacy Products Suspended by Uttarakhand Licensing Authority(30.04.2024)
Uttarakhand State Licensing Authority has suspended the licenses of 14 products of Patanjali Ayurved Ltd and its sister concern Divya Pharmacy under R.....
Tags : Licensing Authority, Patanjali Ayurved, Divya Pharmacy, Drugs and Cosmetic Rules