Pharmaceuticals: how the locals are beating the multinationals
In a heavily regulated market, the local players have learned to live with the price rules the way they are, while the foreign players still seem to have hope that things will change
AGP IPO: Book-building process ends up in strike price of Rs80
LAHORE: The book-building process of the Initial Public Offering (IPO) of AGP Limited, one of Pakistan’s leading pharma companies has resulted in...
Is Treet Corporation Pakistan’s next big conglomerate?
Syed Sheharyar Ali is now the fourth generation of his family to be a major business owner in the region that is...
OBS Pakistan amalgamates AGP with AitkenStuart
It is pertinent to mention that rumours had been circulating that OBS Pakistan was going through major restructuring and this acquisition by Searle comes as a surprise for the market.
Govt takes away drug pricing power from pharmaceutical companiesÂ
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has put an end to the power of pharmaceutical companies to increase prices of drugs while not paying...
Seasonal flu pushing up rates of Arinac Forte, Panadol CF
KARACHI: As seasonal flu sets in, demand has surged for Arinac Forte and Panadol CF , used for cold and flu and witnessed...
Pak pharma industry suffers from government’s shackles
A thriving sector in Pakistan’s economy, pharmaceuticals is a $3.2 billion industry, growing at 15% annually, while its exports now at $US200...
Can Hamdard thrive in the era of the millennial consumer?
It is an ad that relies on contrasts: a product as traditionally Pakistani as Hamdard’s Rooh Afza being consumed by non-Pakistanis in...
The mechanics behind the panadol shortage
Raids, hoarding and over regulating — You probably need a Panadol to figure out what’s going on
Pakistan’s biggest pharma deal in advanced talks: report
Businessman Munis Abdulla to purchase one of OBS Group's pharmaceutical operations for a reported sum of Rs11bn
Pakistan's OBS Group is in...
Pharmaceuticals in Pakistan: extracting whatever they can from the pie
Can the pharmaceutical sector ever be reformed? Kabeer Dawani and Asad Sayeed take a look at the sector’s pitfalls, and ways forward.
Pharma industry decides to slash prices of 395 essential drugs
'Prices will not increase if rupee remains stabilised, utility prices are maintained and rate of inflation is controlled'Â
KARACHI:Â Pakistan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers' Association...
Ferozsons dissociates itself from marketing of unlicensed Covid-19 treatment imported from Bangladesh
Ferozsons Laboratories Limited has dissociated itself from the launch of an unlicensed treatment for Covid-19, being imported from Bangladesh.
Clarifying its position, the...
Where did all the Burnol go?
The household product is missing from pharmacies in Pakistan. But its brand recall still holds
AGP acquires portfolio of products from American pharma firm Viatris
AGP claims newly acquired products will add Rs20b to annual revenues