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JP Nadda inaugurates Jan Aushadhi Diwas celebrations

Express Pharma

Union Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers, Anupriya Patel and Secretary, Department of Pharmaceuticals, Amit Agrawal were also present on the occasion. At the initiative of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, March 7 is celebrated every year as Jan Aushadhi Diwas to enhance awareness about the scheme and promote generic medicines.

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NMC Guidelines Is It Branded Vs. Generic Medicines or Branded & Generic Medicines?

PharmaState Academy

The conversation led by Gauri Chaudhari ended with Gauri Chaudhari saying it should be ‘BRANDED & GENERIC MEDICINES’. The major issues involved in the NMC decision is the price of branded medicines. In the first place are our branded generic medicines really expensive? I fully agree with her. Pharm, Ph.D.,

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Union Budget 2025-26: A roadmap for India’s pharmaceutical leadership

Express Pharma

The Indian pharmaceutical sector is loaded with talent and has made great strides in generic medicine development. However, massive R&D expenditure is necessary to drive the next generation of discoveries. In Conclusion, the Union Budget 2025-26 presents a key opportunity to boost Indias pharmaceutical sector.

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Only 2 per cent medicines undergo quality control checks: Former IMA President

Express Pharma

Krishna Sarma, Managing Partner, Corporate Law Group , said, “The entanglement of Registered Medical Practitioners (RMPs) in third-party activities involving pharmaceutical companies, coupled with the haze surrounding generic medicines, beckons for clarity. The establishment of a CPD-supporting entity hinges on fiscal resolutions.

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Risk adjusted net present value: What is the current valuation of Novartis’s Gevokizumab?

Pharmaceutical Technology

The drug’s revenue forecasts along with estimated costs are used to measure the value of an investment opportunity in that drug, otherwise known as net present value (NPV). The company offers generic medicines and biosimilars through Sandoz. appeared first on Pharmaceutical Technology.

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Parallel import of medicinal products: regulatory update

European Pharmaceutical Review

The CJEU stressed that identical medicinal products are not those that are only therapeutically equivalent (as generics are to reference products), but they should be identical in all respects.

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Generic drug development: The way forward

Express Pharma

The pundits are unanimous in their response – changes in the US generic drug market. The US is the biggest market for generic medicines (~90 per cent of prescriptions are fulfilled by generic drugs). So, a new project should be initiated only when the one being worked on at present is completed.