Roche skin cancer drugs too expensive says UK cost agency savita thakur thakur19 Jun 2016 3:43 PM ISTRoche's two-drug combination of Cotellic and Zelboraf for melanoma was rejected by Britain's healthcare cost agency NICE as "too expensive" on...
Merck's Keytruda prolongs life in big lung cancer study savita thakur thakur19 Jun 2016 3:43 PM ISTAdvanced lung cancer patients who took Merck & Co Inc's Keytruda immuno-oncology medicine in a large trial and were previously untreated went...
Factory snag hits GSK supply causing Danish anaesthetic shortage savita thakur thakur19 Jun 2016 3:42 PM ISTManufacturing problems at a factory in Italy have disrupted production of some GlaxoSmithKline medicines, leading to shortages of a commonly used...
FDA approves AspireAssist obesity device savita thakur thakur19 Jun 2016 3:42 PM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new obesity treatment device that uses a surgically placed tube to drain a portion of the stomach...
Max Life and Max Fin Services to merge into HDFC Standard Life savita thakur thakur18 Jun 2016 2:58 PM ISTNew Delhi : In the biggest consolidation in the country's private insurance sector, Max Life Insurance and Max Financial Services will merge into HDFC...
Mylan Completes Acquisition of Renaissance's Leading Topicals-Focused Specialty and Generics Business savita thakur thakur18 Jun 2016 2:18 PM ISTEngland : Mylan N.V. (NASDAQ, TASE: MYL) announced that it has successfully completed the acquisition of the non-sterile, topicals-focused specialty...
Cipla in pact with Russian firm for HIV, Hepatitis C drugs savita thakur thakur18 Jun 2016 11:35 AM ISTNew Delhi : Drug major Cipla has inked a pact with Russia's National Immunobiological Company to collaborate on HIV and Hepatitis C drugs, entailing...
Indian pharmaceutical exports to cross $20 billion by 2020: Study savita thakur thakur18 Jun 2016 11:30 AM ISTNew Delhi : Indian pharmaceutical exports are likely to cross $20 billion by 2020 from $14 billion in 2016, by registering a compounded annual growth...
GlaxoSmithKline Consumer resumes operations at Nabha plant savita thakur thakur16 Jun 2016 5:21 PM ISTNew Delhi: GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare said it has resumed operations at its manufacturing facility at Nabha in Punjab following a wage...
Zydus group inks pact with Eczacibasi to market biotech products savita thakur thakur16 Jun 2016 5:20 PM ISTNEW DELHI: Drug firm Zydus Cadila and Turkey based healthcare firm, Eczacibasi Ilac Pazarlama have signed a pact to market biotech products in the...
FIPB approves Aurobindo Pharma's FDI proposal savita thakur thakur16 Jun 2016 5:20 PM ISTThe Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) has approved two foreign direct investment (FDI) proposals, including that of Aurobindo Pharma, an...
Global Generic Drugs Market Growing at 10.53% CAGR to 2020 savita thakur thakur16 Jun 2016 5:20 PM ISTPune: The global generic drugs market 2016 report forecasts patent expiry of drugs worth $150 billion by 2020, which a key growth driver for...
