Digital maturity of clinical operations at several big pharma firms varies significantly with the gap between best-in-class and the industry average narrowest for site selection tools, recruitment capabilities, and automation, a study has indicated. Digital patient experience tools figure among the least mature capabilities.

India puts out rules for first set of over-the-counter drugs but provides no specifics on the pricing policy for such products or the wider switching pathway. Can the framework foster responsible self-medication and help reap value for patients in a market where the oversight of trade channels for sale of prescription-based drugs is lax?

India puts out rules for first set of over-the-counter drugs but provides no specifics on the pricing policy for such products or the wider switching pathway. Can the framework foster responsible self-medication and help reap value for patients in a market where the oversight of trade channels for sale of prescription-based drugs is lax?

The sharp escalation in prices of raw materials, solvents, excipients and logistics in a volatile operating environment charged by geopolitical tensions and supply chain challenges was one of the key talking points at the fiscal fourth quarter earnings discussions of leading Indian firms. With little hope for respite any time soon, companies are devising strategies to cope.