Crackdown launched on spurious, substandard medicines in Punjab LAHORE: The Primary and Secondary Healthcare department, Punjab has launched a crackdown against spurious,... Published 15 Mar, 2024 04:14am
Business & Finance Sale of substandard medicines continuously increasing KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum, Mian... Published 07 Feb, 2024 05:30am
Editorials An unrestrained public health hazard EDITORIAL: For the last several decades, manufacturing and marketing of fake/substandard drugs have gone on in this... Published 05 Feb, 2024 06:08am
Pakistan Seminar held at LCCI ‘Natural’ medicines can help cure various diseases: experts LAHORE: “The best active lifestyle, food supplements and natural medicines can be helpful in preventing many... Published 05 Jan, 2024 03:12am
Business & Finance PPMA urges govt to allow hike in prices of 262 medicines KARACHI: The Pakistan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers’ Association (PPMA) has called upon the interim federal... Published 12 Dec, 2023 05:28am
Business & Finance App launched for online registration, licensing of drugs ISLAMABAD: In a major step to revolutionise the drug registration and licensing system, to curb the proliferation of... Published 07 Dec, 2023 04:35am
Business & Finance Regulate quality of medicines, not prices, top Pharma Bureau official advises govt Executive Director Pharma Bureau Ayesha Tammy Haque has advised the government to do away with price regulation,... Published 22 Nov, 2023 08:25pm
Business & Finance 16pc-60pc hike in prices of various drugs witnessed ISLAMABAD: The prices of various medicines have witnessed an increase of 16 percent to 60 percent in the market,... Published 22 Nov, 2023 05:48am
World Uttar Pradesh bans some Halal-certified products LUCKNOW: Authorities in India’s most populous state of Uttar Pradesh have banned the distribution and sale of... Published 21 Nov, 2023 06:02am
Pakistan Zero tolerance against spurious, substandard medicines: Minister LAHORE: Announcing zero tolerance against spurious and substandard medicines, the caretaker Punjab Minister for... Published 25 Jul, 2023 06:20am
Markets Searle partners with China’s Mabwell to sell Denosumab Biosimilars drugs in Pakistan Searle Company Limited (Searle) has entered into a license agreement with China’s Mabwell Pharmaceuticals, under... Published 12 Jul, 2023 05:39pm
Editorials The menace of counterfeit drugs EDITORIAL: It has been a serious public health threat for decades. A large number of the medicines circulating in... Published 27 May, 2023 06:09am
Pakistan Hike in medicines’ prices criticised: PDP assails pharma industry for charging MRP from consumers KARACHI: Pasban Democratic Party (PDP) Chairman Altaf Shakoor has said that yet another hike in the price of already... Published 30 Apr, 2023 05:10am
Editorials A little-noticed public health threat EDITORIAL: The statistics about the incidence of tuberculosis (TB) are startlingly worrisome. According to the World... Updated 29 Mar, 2023 07:11am
Opinion Scarcity of medicines The issue of letters of credit (LCs) has enormously added to both price hike and inflationary pressures. It has also... Published 28 Jan, 2023 06:20am
Business & Finance Drug manufacturers seek urgent steps for raw material import KARACHI: The Pakistan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers’ Association (PPMA) has earnestly appealed to the government to... Published 19 Jan, 2023 05:58am
Business & Finance Pfizer to sell all its drugs in low-income countries at non-profit price U.S. drugmaker Pfizer Inc said on Tuesday it will offer its full portfolio of drugs, including off-patent medicines... Published 17 Jan, 2023 09:57pm
Business & Finance Pakistan sees shortage of some medicines as LC issue persists Pharma industry fears situation will worsen due to import restrictions Updated 12 Jan, 2023 09:49pm
Pakistan Acute shortage of medicines on the cards ISLAMABAD: An acute medicine shortage is looming in the country as the pharma industry is facing serious problems in... Published 12 Jan, 2023 05:51am
Pakistan Dollar shortage threatens to cause healthcare sector crisis in Pakistan The ongoing dollar shortage in the country has now taken another threatening turn, as there is a scarcity of... Updated 07 Jan, 2023 05:58pm
Print Early closure of markets announced Markets to close by 8.30pm, wedding halls by 10pm; Punjab rejects plan, KPK is ambivalent Prices of 20 essential medicines decreased Updated 04 Jan, 2023 09:40am
Opinion Healthcare: the healing touch can’t be felt through high-tech gear Healthcare around the world has changed dramatically over the years. While it has improved in detection of diseases... Updated 31 Dec, 2022 06:33am
Pakistan Riyals, medicines seized at Jinnah Airport KARACHI: The collectorate of Customs, Jinnah Airport has confiscated 112,500 Saudi Riyals and a substantial quantity... Published 17 Dec, 2022 05:58am
Pakistan Shortage of medicines affecting health sector KARACHI: Economic and financial analyst Ateeq ur Rahman has said shortage of medicines or their rising cost is like... Published 04 Dec, 2022 03:37am
Pakistan ‘Artificial’ shortage of essential medicines continues ISLAMABAD: An artificial shortage of some critical medicines including painkillers such as Panadol Extra, Panadol... Published 29 Nov, 2022 05:57am
Business & Finance Medicines not registered under Drug Act chargeable to 17pc ST: FBR ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has conveyed to the pharmaceutical industry that the medicines not... Published 17 Nov, 2022 05:59am
BR Research GLAXO: earnings in red GlaxoSmithKline Pakistan Limited (PSX: GLAXO) has seen its profits fall for 1HCY22 amid rising inflation and cost... Published 01 Sep, 2022 08:22am
Business & Finance AGP to acquire select portfolio of products from Viatris Inc Board authorises company to participate in process through SPV Published 15 Jun, 2022 11:56am
Print Pakistan gives ‘exceptional’ permission: India sends wheat, medicines to Afghanistan ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Wednesday allowed the first batch of 41 Afghan trucks, carrying Indian wheat and lifesaving... Published 24 Feb, 2022 06:34am
Business & Finance FPCCI opposes GST on raw materials for medicines LAHORE: Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) on Thursday has expressed concern over the... Published 21 Jan, 2022 05:27am
