Obesity drugs shed niche tag, set to gain more weight in India pharma

Obesity drugs shed niche tag, set to gain more weight in India pharma

Obesity drugs are rapidly moving from the margins of lifestyle care to the centre of India’s pharmaceutical growth story as rising lifestyle diseases, new blockbuster launches and the looming entry of low-cost generics reshape the market. With global consultants McKinsey ranking obesity therapies alongside AI, electric vehicles and robotics as trillion-dollar opportunities by 2040, India…

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Lupin Pharma, TPG Capital & EQT in talks to acquire Lalvani family-owned Vitabiotics

Lupin Pharma, TPG Capital & EQT in talks to acquire Lalvani family-owned Vitabiotics

Mumbai: Indian drugmaker Lupin and a clutch of private equity investors including EQT Partners and TPG Capital are in separate early-stage discussions to acquire UK’s largest nutraceutical company, Vitabiotics, people aware of the development said. The potential deal is expected to value the Lalvani family-owned business at around £1 billion (`11,800 crore). Lupin is in…

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Generic drug companies rework pricing to gain weight in India’s GLP-1 market as Novo Nordisk slashes Wegovy prices

Generic drug companies rework pricing to gain weight in India’s GLP-1 market as Novo Nordisk slashes Wegovy prices

Indian generic drugmakers are recalibrating their pricing strategy after Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk decided to cut by nearly 40% prices of its weight-loss injectable semaglutide, sold under brand name Wegovy. Companies preparing for the first wave of semaglutide launches are now said to be working with a ₹3,000-5,000 band as against a ₹7,000-8,000 a month…

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Glenmark, Granules, Zydus recall products in US over manufacturing issues: USFDA

Glenmark, Granules, Zydus recall products in US over manufacturing issues: USFDA

Domestic drugmakers Glenmark, Granules India, Sun Pharma, Zydus and Unichem are recalling products in the US market for various manufacturing issues, according to the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA). The drugmakers are voluntarily recalling affected lots in the American market, the US health regulator said in its latest Enforcement Report. A US-based subsidiary of…

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