Health Secretary Srivastava chairs meeting with states/UTs on quality and rational use of cough syrups

States exhorted to ensure rational use of cough syrups, particularly among children, as most coughs are self-limiting and do not require pharmacological treatment

FDA supports new ANDA prioritization pilot to support US generic drugs

AGC Pharma Chemicals opens new €100 million manufacturing plant in Spain

It represents a 30% increase in the company’s production capacity and introduces a segment dedicated to highly potent active ingredients

India invites applications under PRIP scheme to drive pharma-medtech innovation

Early stage projects of up to Rs. 9 crore eligible for up to Rs. 5 crore assistance and later stage projects of up to Rs. 285 crore eligible for up to Rs. 100 crore assistance

TAHO Pharma submits NDA to FDA for world’s first Apixaban oral dissolving film

Pioneering innovation aims to transform anticoagulant therapy and improve patient outcomes

Wockhardt submits NDA to USFDA for Zidebactam-Cefepime injection

The NDA submission follows the successful completion of a pivotal Phase III global clinical trial

FDA approves Roche’s Tecentriq + lurbinectedin as first-line maintenance therapy for lung cancer

Combination reduced the risk of disease progression or death by 46% and risk of death by 27% in pivotal phase III IMforte study

FDA issues CRL for Sentynl’s copper histidinate for treatment of Menkes disease

Supriya Lifescience’s Ambernath facility receives WHO GMP certification

With global certification in place, the Ambernath site expands Supriya’s footprint beyond APIs into high-margin formulations

IPA welcomes Dr. Sharvil Patel as President and Glenn Saldanha as Vice President