Merck's Keytruda fails pivotal gastric cancer trial Ruby Khatun Khatun17 Dec 2017 9:45 AM ISTMerck & Co Inc said on Thursday a key late-stage trial testing its blockbuster drug, Keytruda, failed to meet its main goal of extending lives of...
Merck to make new bid to enter US multiple sclerosis pill market Ruby Khatun Khatun17 Dec 2017 9:30 AM ISTFRANKFURT: Germany’s Merck KGaA is reviving plans to bring an oral multiple sclerosis (MS) treatment to the U.S. market, hoping for blockbuster sales...
1700 percent on items charged by Fortis Memorial Research Institute, says NPPA Ruby Khatun Khatun16 Dec 2017 4:47 PM ISTGurugram: Fortis hospital at Gurugram charged as high as 1700 percent cent margin on consumables and medicines used for the treatment of a dengue...
Torrent completes acquisition of branded business of Unichem Labs Ruby Khatun Khatun16 Dec 2017 3:58 PM ISTNew Delhi: Torrent Pharmaceuticals said it has completed the Rs 3,600 crore acquisition of Unichem's branded business for India and Nepal.The...
SC refers 344 fixed dose combination medicines to Drug Advisory Board for Re-examination Ruby Khatun Khatun16 Dec 2017 3:40 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court referred 344 fixed dose combination (FDC) medicines, including well- known brands like Corex cough syrup, Vicks Action...
Sanofi India appoints N Rajaram as managing director Ruby Khatun Khatun16 Dec 2017 11:50 AM ISTNew Delhi: Pharma company Sanofi India said it has elevated N Rajaram as the managing director of the company with effect from January 1, 2018.Rajaram...
MTaI response to knee implant price control Ruby Khatun Khatun16 Dec 2017 10:30 AM ISTNew Delhi: Patient access is an indisputable goal. The ways governments try to reach it are many. The easier methods are usually unfruitful. A deeper...
Singapore institutes collaborate with Samsung Medical Center to improve treatment of liver cancer Ruby Khatun Khatun16 Dec 2017 10:15 AM ISTSINGAPORE: Scientists and doctors from Singapore institutes are collaborating with Samsung Medical Center (SMC), a leading academic medical center in...
FDA proposes new fast path to market for certain medical devices Ruby Khatun Khatun16 Dec 2017 10:00 AM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday proposed creating a new fast track to market for certain medical devices and a potential reduction in...
Bumper crop of new drugs fails to lift big pharma Research and Development returns Ruby Khatun Khatun16 Dec 2017 9:45 AM ISTLONDON: It is shaping up to be a bumper year for drug approvals, with U.S. officials clearing twice as many novel medicines as in 2016, yet returns on...
Sanofi pins hopes on new drugs after setbacks Ruby Khatun Khatun16 Dec 2017 9:30 AM ISTPARIS: Sanofi’s promising pipeline of experimental drugs can help it overcome setbacks including the low uptake of a new cholesterol treatment and...
4 Pharma Giants face price fixing allegations on Vidagliptin: CCI starts probe Ruby Khatun Khatun15 Dec 2017 5:15 PM ISTMumbai: Trouble is mounting for 4 big pharma companies over price fixing of an anti-diabetic drug. An investigation has initiated on drug makers...
