The new regulations made it mandatory for them to prescribe only generic drugs and barred them from accepting gifts from pharma companies or endorsing any drug brands.
Homegrown pharma major Cipla Ltd announced the launch of its generic version of remdesivir, which has been authorised for emergency use in the treatment of COVID-19 patients by the USFDA, under its brand name Cipremi.
India, the world's largest maker of generic drugs, on Tuesday restricted the export of common medicines such as paracetamol and 25 other pharmaceutical ingredients and drugs made from them, as it looks to prevent shortages amid concerns of the coronavirus outbreak turning into a pandemic.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday indicated that his government may bring in a legal framework under which doctors will have to prescribe generic medicines, which are cheaper than equivalent branded drugs, to patients.
New Delhi: The Centre has amended rules in Indian Medical Council Regulations 2002, directing physicians to prescribe drugs with generic names in legible and capital letters, the Lok Sabha was informed today.Health Minister J P
Beijing: China should open up to and remove all barriers to internationally accept Indian generic drugs, Indian pharmaceutical experts said ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping's maiden visit to India tomorrow.The Indian government should ask
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