Pharma industry: a case for smart tax reforms Pakistan’s economy is at an inflection point. Amid shifting global dynamics and domestic fiscal pressures, the... Updated 26 May, 2025 07:40am
Markets PPMA refutes reports claiming medicine prices increased 15 times in just five years The Pakistan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers’ Association (PPMA) has refuted recent reports which claimed that medicine... Updated 01 Mar, 2025 05:16pm
Markets Digital Clearance Gateway launched to ‘streamline pharma trade, compliance’ The Pakistan Single Window (PSW) and the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) has officially launched a... Published 25 Feb, 2025 09:27pm
Markets Pakistan pharma sector can generate $5bn through medicine exports, says FPCCI’s UBG Pakistan pharma sector has potential to boost medicine exports to $5 billion over the next few years, the United... Published 21 Feb, 2025 11:26pm
Business & Finance Arab Health in Dubai: where companies looked for the ‘wow effect’ for Pakistan’s pharma industry DUBAI: Dubai’s Arab Health medical expo could be the medicine to the Pakistani pharmaceutical and surgical... Updated 12 Feb, 2025 09:06am
Business & Finance Non-essential medicines: Deregulation helps boost pharma industry KARACHI: The deregulation of non-essential medicines in early 2024 has brought significant positive changes to... Updated 27 Dec, 2024 12:15pm
Markets Citi Pharma intends to construct 200-bed hospital, medical university in Lahore Citi Pharma Limited (CPHL), a Pakistani pharmaceutical company, will construct a healthcare facility, featuring a... Published 09 Oct, 2024 03:57pm
Pakistan Medicines: Non-availability, black-marketing cause surge in mental diseases ISLAMABAD: While expressing serious concerns over increase in mental diseases in the country, leading pharma ... Published 27 Sep, 2024 06:26am
Business & Finance LHC’s decision to help boost Pakistan’s pharma sector: brokerage house The Lahore High Court’s (LHC) decision to nullify the stayorder against the deregulation of Maximum Retail Prices... Updated 04 Apr, 2024 07:40pm
Business & Finance Pakistan’s listed pharma sector sees earnings go down 42% YoY in 2023 Decline attributed to decrease in gross margin, higher finance cost, says brokerage house Updated 29 Mar, 2024 04:16pm
Business & Finance Pharma industry told to ensure barcodes printing on packaging ISLAMABAD: The Policy Board of the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) in a bid to curb the manufacturing,... Published 22 Mar, 2024 04:57am
Business & Finance Minister asks Pharma industry to focus on exports ISLAMABAD: The caretaker Federal Minister for National Health Services and Regulations, Dr Nadeem Jan on Friday ... Published 02 Mar, 2024 04:16am
Business & Finance Healthcare Expo: Minister seeks govt’s role in promoting pharma industry LAHORE: The caretaker Punjab Health Minister Prof Dr Javed Akram has expressed optimism that the newly elected... Published 23 Feb, 2024 06:36am
Pakistan Pharma Park construction: Health minister says all initiatives handed over to SIFC to cut red tape ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of National Health Services and Regulations in a bid to avert bureaucratic hurdles in the... Published 04 Jan, 2024 05:41am
Business & Finance Pharma sector has potential to fetch foreign exchange for country thru exports: PPMA LAHORE: The Pakistan pharmaceutical industry has the potential to fetch precious foreign exchange through exports of... Published 28 Nov, 2023 04:56am
Business & Finance ‘Urgent steps needed to eliminate losses of govt institutions’ KARACHI: Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum, and... Published 23 Sep, 2023 05:58am
Business & Finance Local pharma industry urged to establish own brands KARACHI: Business leaders mainly from pharmaceutical industry have urged the local pharmaceutical industry to... Published 13 Aug, 2023 02:55am
Editorials Pharma exports potential EDITORIAL: Commerce Minister Syed Naveed Qamar’s vision of raising pharmaceutical exports to $1 billion by 2025 ... Published 16 Jul, 2023 06:16am
Print Country aims $1bn pharma exports by 2025, says Qamar ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister of Commerce Syed Naveed Qamar said Wednesday that Pakistan’s objective is to increase... Updated 13 Jul, 2023 09:35am
Print 22pc interest rate inimical to business activities: PM ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Wednesday acknowledged that with a 22 percent rate of interest, no business... Updated 13 Jul, 2023 10:33am
Business & Finance Drug price adjustment: Pharma industry seeks support of govt ISLAMABAD: Pharma industry has sought the support of the government for addressing their issues related to price... Published 15 Mar, 2023 07:05am
Opinion Steel, pharma sectors hit harder The issue of letters of credit (LCs) has strongly affected the two sectors in particular: construction (read steel)... Published 12 Feb, 2023 03:56am
Business & Finance Raw materials, PKR, inflation: pharma industry urges govt to help resolve issues LAHORE: In the wake of increase in the prices of raw material, devaluation of Pakistani rupee and unprecedented... Published 11 Feb, 2023 07:36am
Editorials Imminent ‘catastrophe’ EDITORIAL: The government is trying to keep a straight face, but it seems pretty helpless as around 40 ... Published 11 Feb, 2023 05:57am
Business & Finance Medicine makers call for price hike ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (PPMA) has asked the government to immediately... Published 08 Feb, 2023 06:10am
Business & Finance Pharma industry unilaterally decides to increase prices ISLAMABAD: The local pharmaceutical industry on Monday expressed serious concerns over the imposition of ‘Super... Published 07 Feb, 2023 06:07am
Pakistan Turkish companies keen to assist in health sector LAHORE: Turkish companies have shown interest to support Pakistan in development of raw material in pharma industry... Published 08 Oct, 2022 03:25am
Business & Finance Availability of essential drugs: DRAP given one week to take emergency measures to help pharma industry survive Karachi: The Pakistan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers’ Association (PPMA) has given a one-week deadline to the DRAP ... Published 30 Sep, 2022 05:52am
Pakistan Pfizer ranked as leading company in Asia for Covid-19 response SINGAPORE: Pfizer has been ranked first in its Covid-19 response, patient centricity, patient safety and bringing... Published 26 Aug, 2022 05:35am
Business & Finance Pharma industry urges fairer vaccine access in future GENEVA: The pharmaceutical industry on Tuesday proposed a system to allow for more equitable access to vaccines and... Published 20 Jul, 2022 05:48am