Generic Medicines

Minister promises supply of generic medicines in Himachal

"Supply of generic medicines, which are much cheaper than branded medicines, would be made available as pilot project at IGMC Shimla and RPMC Tanda in Kangra and subsequently extended to all zonal hospitals soon," State Health Minister Kaul Singh Thakur said.

Lupin's net profit beats forecast on generic launches

Drugmaker Lupin on Monday beat estimates with a 42 percent growth in quarterly net profit and announced the acquisition of a Netherlands-based company that provides technology to develop injectable products.

Just because Indian meds cheap, not fake: WHO

A senior official in the union health ministry Friday said the World Health Organisation's (WHO) India Representative Nata Menabde had written to the ministry denying that any report from WHO claimed that a third of cheap generic drugs produced in India were counterfeit.