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Chronicle Pharmabiz
Pharmaceuticals exports grow 5.2%
EXPORTS of drugs and pharEXPORTS of dr from the country registered around 5.2 per cent growth in the first three months of the fiscal year, from April to June, 2025, while imports reported a growth of 4.1 per cent, compared to the corresponding quarter of previous year.
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September 18, 2025
Chronicle Pharmabiz
Maharashtra, powerhouse of Indian pharma industry
MAHARASHTRA, particularly the Mumbai-Pune corridor, is indisputably the powerhouse of the Indian pharmaceutical industry.
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September 18, 2025
Chronicle Pharmabiz
AMMOI urges govt to exempt ayurvedic medicines from GST
THE Ayurveda Medicine Manufacturers Organisation of India (AMMOI) has appealed to Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman to revise the GST structure applicable to ayurvedic products.
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September 18, 2025
Chronicle Pharmabiz
Medicine prices to drop from September 22 with GST cut
THE Retail Distribution Chemists Alliance (RDCA) in Delhi, an affiliate of the AIOCD, has announced that from September 22, 2025, medicine prices across Delhi and other parts of India are set to fall significantly as the new GST 2.0 regime comes into effect.
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September 18, 2025
Chronicle Pharmabiz
FDI equity inflow into pharma sector grows to $1.2 bn in Q1 FY26
THE Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) equity inflow into the drugs and pharmaceuticals sector in the country has reported an almost five fold growth during the first quarter ended June, 2025, as compared to the same quarter, last year.
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September 18, 2025
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CDSCO asks SLAs to take steps to expedite stickering of price labels
THE Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has asked the State and Central drug regulators to take steps to expedite the process of issuance of 'no objection' approvals for the medicine manufacturers in the country to change their price labels in tune with the recent rationalisation of Goods and Services Tax (GST) for medicines.
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September 18, 2025
Chronicle Pharmabiz
Principles and applications of Chromatography & HPLC
HIGH-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) is an important instrument used in the pharmaceutical industry for evaluations and quality control of a large variety of samples.
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September 18, 2025
Chronicle Pharmabiz
Apimeds hails US FDA draft guidance on non-opioid pain therapies
APIMEDS Pharmaceuticals US, Inc, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing non-opioid, biologic-based therapies for pain management, has welcomed the US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) newly released draft guidance on the development of non-opioid pain therapies, highlighting its potential to accelerate the company's lead programme, Apitox, for chronic osteoarthritis pain.
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September 18, 2025
Chronicle Pharmabiz
Investor confidence hinges on validation, case studies: Expert
INVESTORS are seen to prioritize scientific validation and documented case studies when funding botanical ingredient platforms, seeking evidence of efficacy, safety, and market traction, said Shafiulla Nuruddin Hirehal, director, Greenspace Herbs.
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September 18, 2025
Chronicle Pharmabiz
Delhi DC launches crackdown on illegal sale of MTP kits
IN a significant suo motu action aimed at protecting women's health and curbing the unlaw- ful sale of abortion-inducing medicines, the Delhi drug con- trol department has carried out a major crackdown on the illegal sale of medical termination of pregnancy (MTP) kits across the national capital.
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September 18, 2025
Chronicle Pharmabiz
Miltenyi Biotec, THSTI to set up cell mfg programme
IN a milestone step toward strengthening India's cell and gene therapy (CGT) ecosystem, Miltenyi Biotec, a global leader in CGT technologies, has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with the Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI) to establish India's first hands-on training programmes in clinical cell manufacturing.
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August 21, 2025
Chronicle Pharmabiz
MDC asks Abbott Healthcare to avoid negligence while filing price details
THE Multi Disciplinary Committee (MDC) of Experts, which advises the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) on pricing matters, has directed Abbott Healthcare to avoid negligence in filing proper details while submitting the price related details in the Integrated Pharmaceutical Database Management System (IPDMS).
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August 21, 2025
Chronicle Pharmabiz
Greenspace Herbs unveils 'Quantum Ayurveda'
GREENSPACE Herbs, a leading botanical ingredients company, announced the commercial launch of Quantum Ayurveda, an advanced technology platform that enhances traditional herbal ingredients using quantum resonance principles.
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August 21, 2025
Chronicle Pharmabiz
Gandhi Automations ensuring clean room integrity with high-speed doors
GANDHI Automations Pvt Ltd offers prime clean reset high-speed doors to ensure clean room integrity, minimize air permeability and leakages.
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August 21, 2025
Chronicle Pharmabiz
Haryana DC officials raid unregistered clinic in Karnal
In a swift response to a complaint regarding illegal medical practice, a team of health and drug control officials raided an unregistered clinic in Karnal in Haryana, leading to the arrest of an individual found to be practicing medicine without proper medical qualification.
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August 21, 2025
Chronicle Pharmabiz
Guj attracts investments from 100 cr to 5,000 cr
GUJARAT has attracted big ticket investments from MNCs and Indian companies as part of 376 Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs) ranging from Rs. 100 crore to Rs. 5,000 crore, informed Dr H G Koshia, Commissioner of the Gujarat Food & Drug Control Administration (FDCA).
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August 21, 2025
Chronicle Pharmabiz
'Industry's diversification to EU markets is acting as a buffer against US trade shocks'
INDIAN Pharma industry's diversification into European markets is acting as a buffer against US trade shocks, says Parag Bhatia, director, Laborate Pharmaceuticals.
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August 21, 2025
Chronicle Pharmabiz
Pharma, CROs turn to hybrid cloud infra to safeguard patient information
PHARMA companies and clinical research organizations (CROs) are increasingly adopting hybrid cloud infrastructure to safeguard sensitive patient information.
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August 21, 2025
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'India's PLI scheme transforms pharma industry from policy to practice'
INDIA'S production linked incentive (PLI) scheme has emerged as a transformative policy aimed at revitalizing the pharmaceutical sector and its global competitiveness.
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August 21, 2025
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CDSCO cancels Proteos' Indian agent's import regn
THE Cosmetics Division of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has cancelled the registration certificate of NKG Advisory Business and Consulting Services to sell the cosmetic products of Spanish cosmetics maker Proteos Biotech, based on the former's request.
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August 21, 2025
Chronicle Pharmabiz
Pharmexcil announces product enquiry for itraconazole supply
THE Pharmaceuticals Export Promotion Council of India (Pharmexcil) has received a formal enquiry for the supply of itraconazole 200mg capsules from Le Jolly Healthcare Private Limited, a healthcare company based in Dubai, UAE.
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August 21, 2025
Chronicle Pharmabiz
AIOCD urges minister to urgently act against illegal e-pharmacies
THE All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD), representing over 12.40 lakh chemists across India, has written to Union home minister Amit Shah seeking urgent action to curb the illegal online sale and instant delivery of prescription medicines by certain e-pharmacies and quick commerce platforms such as Zepto and Blinkit.
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August 21, 2025
Chronicle Pharmabiz
MoA reports 95% fund utilisation by research councils in last 5-year
THE three autonomous bodies conducting R&D activities under the Union Ministry of Ayush (MoA) have utilised more than 97% of the budget released during the last five years, while another one has utilised over 95% of the allocated fund during the period, according to the Ministry.
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August 21, 2025
Chronicle Pharmabiz
'India needs stronger environ regulations of antibiotic resistance'
ENVIRONMENTAL regulations are urgently needed because municipal and industrial wastewater worldwide contains antibiotics regularly exceeding safety thresholds, said Saransh Chaudhary, president, Global Critical Care, Venus Remedies, and CEO, Venus Medicine Research Centre.
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August 21, 2025
Chronicle Pharmabiz
Lupin partners with Sandoz to market ranibizumab
GLOBAL Pharma major Lupin Limited (Lupin) announced that it has partnered with Sandoz Group AG (Sandoz), Switzerland, to market and commercialize Lupin's biosimilar ranibizumab across multiple regions.
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August 21, 2025
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Union minister inaugurates Animal Stem Cell BioBank & Lab at NIAB
UNION minister of state charge) (independent science & technology, earth sciences, Dr. Jitendra Singh has inaugurated India's first-of-its-kind Stateof-the-Art Animal Stem Cell Biobank and Animal Stem Cell Laboratory at the National Institute of Animal Biotechnology (NIAB), Hyderabad.
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August 21, 2025
Chronicle Pharmabiz
Haryana DC officials intensify crackdown on illicit drug trade in Sirsa
THE drug control authorities in Sirsa in Haryana, with the assistance of local police, have ramped up their efforts against the illegal distribution of drugs, with a series of raids and recent court judgments underscoring a zero-tolerance policy.
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August 21, 2025
Chronicle Pharmabiz
Researchers at JNCASR get breakthrough in drug devpt to treat AD
THE Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) in Bengaluru has now made major strides in drug development to treat Alzheimer's disease (AD).
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August 21, 2025
Chronicle Pharmabiz
PCI asks Councils to issue certificates to passed-out D Pharm
THE Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) has asked the State Pharmacy Councils to issue registration certificates to the diploma in pharmacy students who were admitted in 2022-23 and passed out, till the exit exam is conducted.
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August 21, 2025
Chronicle Pharmabiz
Women entrepreneurs open 59% of total JAKs set up in last 3-year
THE Jan Aushadhi Kendra (JAK) pharmacy outlets, under the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP) scheme of the DoP, turns out to be attracting more women entrepreneurs to set up their businesses in various parts of the country, according to data from the Central government.
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