Hindustan Lever to open 20 ayurvedic health centres
HINDUSTAN Lever Ltd, which flagged off its consumer healthcare business with Ayush range of ayurvedic health and beauty products, is planning to open 20 ayurvedic therapy centres across the country in collaboration with Coimbatore-based Arya Vaidya Pharmacy.

Morepen to explore markets abroad with its formulation kitty
THE $200 million Morepen Laboratories after making its mark in bulk exports, is mulling an entry into overseas formulation business.

Boots Piramal relaunches Aspro
BOOTS Piramal Healthcare Pvt Ltd has relaunched the 86 year old global brand Aspro, the renowned brand in the analgesic category in India.

Alkem’s Phoenix Biopharma CRO receives DCGI approval
THE state-of-the-art bioavailability and bioequivalence centre at Phoenix Biopharma Research Centre, the Rs 10 crore contract research arm of Alkem Laboratories Ltd, has received the Drug Controller General of India’s (DCGI) recognition.

Elder’s Shelcal hit by trade switch, considering encapsulation
SHELCAL, the Rs 45 crore brand of the Rs 200 crore Mumbai-based Elder Pharmaceuticals Ltd, which was growing at the rate of 25 per cent till a couple of years back, is now showing a growth of just 8 per cent, according to a company source.

AT A GLANCE

Medlar receives OECD certification for GLP
Medlar Laboratories, a Mumbai-based contract research company and an affiliate of pharma major Cipla, has been awarded Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) certification by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

RLL may get only 10 per cent of flecainide acetate market share
THE US FDA has issued final approval for Ranbaxy’s generic flecainide acetate, according to an analyst tracking international developments.