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Pharma giant Dr Reddy passes away

March 16, 2013
Kallam Anji Reddy, the founder chairman of Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, passed away Friday at a hospital here following brief illness. He was 73. He is survived by wife Samrajyam, daughter Anuradha and son K. Satish Reddy, who is …

Ranbaxy to sell generic anti-depressant in US

March 6, 2013
To exclusively market the generic version of Pfizer Inc.'s anti-depression drug Pristiq in the US, the US arm of Indian drug major Ranbaxy Laboratories has entered into an in-licensing agreement with Alembic Pharmaceuticals …

Why is the IMA opposing generic drugs?

February 4, 2013
Medical Council of India (MCI) recently issued a directive urging the doctors to prescribe medicines only in generic terms. But the Indian Medical Association (IMA) says that without proper mechanism to monitor the quality of …

Lupin gets FDA approval for generic Avapro tablets

October 18, 2012
Pharma major Lupin announced on Wednesday that its subsidiary, Lupin Pharmaceuticals, has received final approval for its Irbesartan tablets from the US Food and Drugs Administration (FDA). It can now market a generic version of …

Relief granted to Cipla challenged in high court

October 9, 2012
The relief awarded to Indian pharmaceutical major Cipla  by a single judge of the Delhi High Court was challenged by Swiss drug company Hoffmann-La Roche on Monday. The court had held that Cipla has not infringed upon the patent …