Pharmaceuticals
Pfizer secures Indian patent for its pneumonia vaccine
23 Aug 2017
Pfizer's patent on the same vaccine was revoked by the European Patent Office last year, and is being challenged in the United States and South Korea
Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay record $417 mn in talcum powder case
22 Aug 2017
Echeverria who filed the law suit alleged that Johnson & Johnson failed to adequately warn consumers even as it was fully aware of the talcum powder’s potential cancer risks
Draft pharma policy seeks to bridle NPPA’s pricing powers
18 Aug 2017
Drug prices once fixed by the NPPA cannot be revised unless directed by the government or by courts, as per the draft policy
Govt slashes ceiling prices of knee implants by up to 69%
17 Aug 2017
The price cuts, varying from 59 per cent to 69 per cent, are expected to result in overall annual savings of about Rs1,500 crore for the 1-1.5 lakh patients in India
