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Ozempic Cleared For Use In India: Pros, Cons And Expected Price
- Tuesday September 30, 2025
- Health | Reported by Tanushka Dutta
Ozempic is the trade name for semaglutide, a once-weekly injectable medicine that belongs to the class called GLP-1 receptor agonists. A higher-dose semaglutide better known as Wegovy is licensed for chronic weight management.
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GST 2.0 To Kick In From Monday, Goods And Services To Get Cheaper
- Sunday September 21, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Prices of kitchen staples to electronics, from medicines and equipment to automobiles, will get cheaper from Monday as the reduced GST rates on about 375 items come into effect.
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Centre Cuts Prices Of 35 Essential Medicines
- Sunday August 3, 2025
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
In a move to make medicines more affordable for patients, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has reduced the retail prices of 35 essential drugs sold by leading pharmaceutical companies.
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Novo Nordisk Launches Weight-Loss Drug 'Wegovy' In India
- Tuesday June 24, 2025
- India News | Reuters
Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk on Tuesday launched its blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy as a once-a-week injection in India.
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"States Have Failed...": Supreme Court On Affordable Drugs, Medical Equipment
- Tuesday March 4, 2025
- India News | NDTV News Desk
State governments have failed in ensuring affordable medical care and infrastructure, the Supreme Court said Tuesday, offering scathing criticism of states' failure to deliver reasonably-priced medicines, particularly in case of essential drugs.
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India Approves The Weight Loss & Diabetes Drugs: Everything You Need To Know
- Tuesday March 25, 2025
- Health | Manya Singh
"Clinical trials have shown significant reductions in HbA1c and body weight compared to placebo and other diabetes medications." Dr. Chaturvedi explains.
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Drugs Seized In Indian Ocean Worth Rs 25,000 Crore, "Largest In Value"
- Monday May 15, 2023
- India News | Asian News International
The value of drugs seized in a special operation by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) and Indian Navy in Indian waters on Saturday was priced at Rs 25,000 crores after enumeration, informed NCB on Monday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Several Anti-Cancer Drugs, Antibiotics, Now "Essential Medicines", To Be Cheaper
- Tuesday September 13, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
Several anti-cancer drugs, antibiotics and vaccines will now become more affordable as they are among 34 new additions to the National List of Essential Medicines, with the government saying this will reduce "patients' out-of-pocket expenditure".
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Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik Paying Price For Unmasking BJP: Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut
- Saturday May 28, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
Drugs Case: Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut today congratulated NCP leader Nawab Malik for "exposing" the farce behind the 'drugs on cruise' case involving Aryan Khan, son Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan.
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Ephedrine Drug Worth Rs 9.23 Crore Hidden In Kitchen Utensils Shipment Seized
- Saturday March 19, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
Authorities including those from Customs Intelligence Unit (CIU) on Saturday said they have seized Ephedrine, weighing 46.799 kg, and having a street price of about Rs 9.23 crores, under the provisions of the NDPS Act.
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www.ndtv.com
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Poor, Middle Class Benefitted From The 'Jan Aushadhi Kendras': PM Modi
- Monday March 7, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the poor and the middle class have benefitted from the 'Jan Aushadhi Kendras', set up to provide generic drugs at affordable prices, and they saved about Rs 13,000 crore through the stores.
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Merck COVID-19 Pill Has Vital Indian Link, Maker Sees Stock Price Jump
- Tuesday October 12, 2021
- India News | Reuters
India's Everest Organics Ltd said on Tuesday it had started making the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) for a generic version of Merck & Co's experimental antiviral drug molnupiravir to treat mild to moderate COVID-19.
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www.ndtv.com
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Dr Reddy's Announces Commercial Launch Of Covid Drug 2-DG, Caps Price
- Monday June 28, 2021
- India News | Edited by Ashutosh Tripathi
Dr Reddy's Laboratories today announced the commercial launch of 2-Deoxy-D-Glucose (2-DG) used to treat Covid patients, adding that the drug will be available across hospitals in metros and Tier 1 cities in the initial weeks.
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Rs 990 Per Sachet For Defence Research Body's Covid Drug '2-DG': Report
- Friday May 28, 2021
- India News | Edited by Debanish Achom
The price of a drug for COVID-19 patients developed by India's top defence research body has been fixed at Rs 990 per sachet, news agency ANI reported today quoting unnamed officials.
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www.ndtv.com
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Ozempic Cleared For Use In India: Pros, Cons And Expected Price
- Tuesday September 30, 2025
- Health | Reported by Tanushka Dutta
Ozempic is the trade name for semaglutide, a once-weekly injectable medicine that belongs to the class called GLP-1 receptor agonists. A higher-dose semaglutide better known as Wegovy is licensed for chronic weight management.
-
www.ndtv.com
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GST 2.0 To Kick In From Monday, Goods And Services To Get Cheaper
- Sunday September 21, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Prices of kitchen staples to electronics, from medicines and equipment to automobiles, will get cheaper from Monday as the reduced GST rates on about 375 items come into effect.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
Centre Cuts Prices Of 35 Essential Medicines
- Sunday August 3, 2025
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
In a move to make medicines more affordable for patients, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has reduced the retail prices of 35 essential drugs sold by leading pharmaceutical companies.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
Novo Nordisk Launches Weight-Loss Drug 'Wegovy' In India
- Tuesday June 24, 2025
- India News | Reuters
Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk on Tuesday launched its blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy as a once-a-week injection in India.
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www.ndtv.com
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"States Have Failed...": Supreme Court On Affordable Drugs, Medical Equipment
- Tuesday March 4, 2025
- India News | NDTV News Desk
State governments have failed in ensuring affordable medical care and infrastructure, the Supreme Court said Tuesday, offering scathing criticism of states' failure to deliver reasonably-priced medicines, particularly in case of essential drugs.
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www.ndtv.com
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India Approves The Weight Loss & Diabetes Drugs: Everything You Need To Know
- Tuesday March 25, 2025
- Health | Manya Singh
"Clinical trials have shown significant reductions in HbA1c and body weight compared to placebo and other diabetes medications." Dr. Chaturvedi explains.
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www.ndtv.com
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Drugs Seized In Indian Ocean Worth Rs 25,000 Crore, "Largest In Value"
- Monday May 15, 2023
- India News | Asian News International
The value of drugs seized in a special operation by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) and Indian Navy in Indian waters on Saturday was priced at Rs 25,000 crores after enumeration, informed NCB on Monday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Several Anti-Cancer Drugs, Antibiotics, Now "Essential Medicines", To Be Cheaper
- Tuesday September 13, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
Several anti-cancer drugs, antibiotics and vaccines will now become more affordable as they are among 34 new additions to the National List of Essential Medicines, with the government saying this will reduce "patients' out-of-pocket expenditure".
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www.ndtv.com
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Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik Paying Price For Unmasking BJP: Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut
- Saturday May 28, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
Drugs Case: Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut today congratulated NCP leader Nawab Malik for "exposing" the farce behind the 'drugs on cruise' case involving Aryan Khan, son Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan.
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www.ndtv.com
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Ephedrine Drug Worth Rs 9.23 Crore Hidden In Kitchen Utensils Shipment Seized
- Saturday March 19, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
Authorities including those from Customs Intelligence Unit (CIU) on Saturday said they have seized Ephedrine, weighing 46.799 kg, and having a street price of about Rs 9.23 crores, under the provisions of the NDPS Act.
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www.ndtv.com
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Poor, Middle Class Benefitted From The 'Jan Aushadhi Kendras': PM Modi
- Monday March 7, 2022
- India News | Press Trust of India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the poor and the middle class have benefitted from the 'Jan Aushadhi Kendras', set up to provide generic drugs at affordable prices, and they saved about Rs 13,000 crore through the stores.
-
www.ndtv.com
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Merck COVID-19 Pill Has Vital Indian Link, Maker Sees Stock Price Jump
- Tuesday October 12, 2021
- India News | Reuters
India's Everest Organics Ltd said on Tuesday it had started making the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) for a generic version of Merck & Co's experimental antiviral drug molnupiravir to treat mild to moderate COVID-19.
-
www.ndtv.com
-
Dr Reddy's Announces Commercial Launch Of Covid Drug 2-DG, Caps Price
- Monday June 28, 2021
- India News | Edited by Ashutosh Tripathi
Dr Reddy's Laboratories today announced the commercial launch of 2-Deoxy-D-Glucose (2-DG) used to treat Covid patients, adding that the drug will be available across hospitals in metros and Tier 1 cities in the initial weeks.
-
www.ndtv.com
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Rs 990 Per Sachet For Defence Research Body's Covid Drug '2-DG': Report
- Friday May 28, 2021
- India News | Edited by Debanish Achom
The price of a drug for COVID-19 patients developed by India's top defence research body has been fixed at Rs 990 per sachet, news agency ANI reported today quoting unnamed officials.
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www.ndtv.com