NPPA sets ceiling price of 123 drugs in July savita thakur thakur21 Aug 2016 2:39 PM ISTNew Delhi : Drug price regulator NPPA fixed ceiling for 123 medicines last month while 118 cases of overcharging by pharmaceutical companies were...
Cipla, Godrej recognised in Fortune Change the World list savita thakur thakur21 Aug 2016 2:39 PM ISTNew York : India's pharmaceutical giant Cipla and consumer goods conglomerate Godrej have been recognised by Fortune magazine in a list of global...
FDA widens use of Edwards devices for heart valve replacement savita thakur thakur21 Aug 2016 2:38 PM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has widened the use of Edwards Lifesciences Corp's heart valves to patients at intermediate risk of...
ResMed seeks patent injunction on Fisher and Paykel Healthcare savita thakur thakur21 Aug 2016 2:38 PM ISTResMed Inc said it has filed legal action to stop the alleged infringement of its patented technology by New Zealand-based medical device manufacturer...
Ayush Ministry to launch National Campaign on Medicinal Plants savita thakur thakur21 Aug 2016 2:38 PM ISTNew Delhi : The Ayush Ministry will launch a National Campaign on Medicinal Plants in Jaipur this week, which will also witness an interactive meet...
Fortis Healthcare approves demerger of diagnostics business SRL Limited savita thakur thakur20 Aug 2016 12:26 PM ISTGurgaon : The Board of Directors of Fortis Healthcare Limited (“Fortis Healthcare”/ “Company”) has, at its meeting, approved a proposal to demerge its...
FDA approves expanded indication for Sapien XT and Sapien 3 transcatheter heart valves savita thakur thakur20 Aug 2016 11:58 AM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved an expanded indication for the Sapien XT and Sapien 3 transcatheter heart valves for patients with...
NPPA cuts prices of malaria, HIV, cancer drugs by up to 45 pc savita thakur thakur20 Aug 2016 11:56 AM ISTNew Delhi : Prices of 22 essential drugs used for treatment of cancer, HIV, bacterial infections and malaria among others, have been capped by the...
Strides Shasun to hive off API division as subsidiary savita thakur thakur20 Aug 2016 11:52 AM ISTNew Delhi : Pharmaceutical firm Strides Shasun is hiving off its active pharmaceuticals ingredients (API) business into a wholly-owned arm.The...
NCDRC slaps compensation on Insurance Co for denying medical claim savita thakur thakur19 Aug 2016 1:31 PM ISTNew Delhi : A District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum here has directed an insurance company to compensate a woman for denying her mediclaim of Rs...
USFDA clears Lupins potassium deficiency drug savita thakur thakur19 Aug 2016 1:30 PM ISTNew Delhi : Drug firm Lupin said its subsidiary Gavis Pharmaceuticals has received final approval from the US health regulator to market potassium...
AstraZeneca wins UK cost approval for longer use of heart drug savita thakur thakur19 Aug 2016 12:45 PM ISTLong term use of AstraZeneca's blood thinner Brilinta has been recommended as a cost-effective option for treating patients after a heart attack,...