Pharmacy profession is an integral part of our healthcare system and it has shown a notable growth since last few years. Though there is a major competition in pharmaceutical companies in India, there is a wide scope for new pharma startups. Again, don’t get confused between a startup and a multi-national pharmaceutical company. Both terms are different from each other. Startups mostly focus on a product or service that can create a positive impact on existing problems in an innovative and effective way. When you think of a pharma startup, you get a wide range of ideas to improvise the existing system of pharma industry. One of the most successful examples of a pharma startup is e-pharmacy. What could be more convenient than having your medicines delivered on your doorsteps with just a few clicks? Starting from pediatric to geriatric and from acute to chronic, you can get almost all classes of medicines at one platform. Here, the problems that most of the people face while buying a...
India is a country where herbal remedies are always preferred first before visiting a doctor. And even some of the physicians also suggest use of old Ayurvedic remedies along with the allopathic drugs. Also, in case of beauty regimens herbal treatments are the first choice. Better therapeutic action and less side effects are the key factors driving the demand of herbal products and drugs. Since last few years, worldwide demand of herbal formulations have shown a visible growth and hence different healthcare and life science companies have focused on more production of herbal formulations. Based on the formulation category, the market for medicinal plants is segmented into pharmaceuticals, neutraceuticals, cosmeceuticals, spices etc. and hence the demand of herbal raw materials changes according to the market type. The raw material (medicinal plants) required for production of herbal formulations is either obtained from local farmers or is imported from different countries. T...
Intravitreal Injectables (IVT) are used in treatment of different ophthalmic conditions, like Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD), Diabetic Retinopathy (DR), etc. The competition for IVT in market is huge. Due to increasing demand, the market growth of IVT is notable. Healthcare system has become advanced with help of Research. IVT is one of these advances. IVT is an intraocular drug delivery medium which is used to treat several ophthalmic conditions. With help of IVT, the drug is injected into the vitreous cavity of eye to ensure targeted delivery and this leads to increased efficacy of drug. IVT is most commonly used for the treatment of DR and AMD. AMD is a condition where patient with age 50 or above undergo loss of vision. It occurs because of VEGF-A (Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor) which damages the macula of eye and hence vision loss occurs. there are some IVT drugs( monoclonal antibodies) in the market which when administered binds with VEGF-A and inhibits its action. A...
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