Pharma Sector

Facts: Few players like Zigy, 1mg; Apollo also plans to start online drug sales Indian laws do not regulate e-pharmacies […]

Fact: The CAG’s audit report of the Armed forces medical stores Depots(AFMSD), which serves our Armed Forces Personnel and their

Facts: World third largest in terms of volume and 13th largest in terms of value Domestic consumption account for about

India is one of the few countries that legally grows opium poppy and the only country that legally produces opium

National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) NPPA is nodal government regulatory agency that controls the prices of pharmaceutical drugs in India.

Facts: India ranks fourth in pharmaceutical production in the world. It has a 1.4 per cent share by value and

A UN Panel has called for delinking drug prices from research and development (R&D) costs. The report calls for human

Facts: Health ministry expanded India’s National List of Essential Medicines (NLEM) from 74 to 799. NPPA fixes the price of

CEPI is a new alliance between governments, industry, academia, philanthropy, intergovernmental institutions, such as the World Health Organization, and civil society.  

A barcode will ensure every strip of drug goes into a parent package Aims: To curb distribution of spurious drugs