Global prescription drug spend seen at 1.5 trillion dollars by 2021: report supriya kashyap kashyap6 Dec 2016 11:32 AM ISTGlobal spending on prescription medicines will reach nearly $1.5 trillion by 2021, although the annual rate of growth will decrease from recent years,...
Study raises questions over benefit of Roche Gazyva cancer drug supriya kashyap kashyap6 Dec 2016 11:23 AM ISTRoche's Gazyva cancer drug did not show a significant overall survival benefit and raised greater safety concerns than its predecessor Rituxan, a...
Lupin gets USFDA final nod for pain relief tablets supriya kashyap kashyap6 Dec 2016 11:22 AM ISTNew Delhi : Drug firm Lupin has received final approval from the US health regulator for its Hydrocodone Bitartrate and Acetaminophen tablets used...
Dr Reddys launches anti-fungal ointment in the US supriya kashyap kashyap6 Dec 2016 11:22 AM ISTNew Delhi : Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd announced the launch of anti-fungal ointment nystatin and triamcinolone acetonide in the US market.In a BSE...
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw silences Twitter trolls with a 78 percent Biocon stock rally supriya kashyap kashyap5 Dec 2016 1:25 PM ISTMumbai : For more than two years Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw had a quarterly date with her Twitter trolls.Every three months, after her Bangalore-based...
Lupin partners Eli Lilly to market diabetes drug Eglucent supriya kashyap kashyap5 Dec 2016 9:12 AM ISTNew Delhi : Pharma major Lupin announced a new partnership with Eli Lilly India to market and sell the latter's diabetes treatment drug 'Eglucent'...
FDA approves Jardiance to reduce cardiovascular death in adults with type 2 diabetes supriya kashyap kashyap4 Dec 2016 1:11 PM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new indication for Jardiance (empagliflozin) to reduce the risk of cardiovascular death in adult...
Medical device maker Teleflex to buy Vascular Solutions for $1 billion supriya kashyap kashyap4 Dec 2016 11:10 AM ISTTeleflex Inc said it agreed to buy fellow medical device maker Vascular Solutions Inc for about $1 billion.Teleflex's offer of $56 per Vascular share...
Amgen, Allergan apply for European nod for Avastin biosimilar supriya kashyap kashyap4 Dec 2016 10:15 AM ISTAmgen Inc and Allergan Plc said they have submitted an application to the European health regulator seeking approval of their biosimilar version of...
IFC plans to invest 200-300 million dollars in healthcare sector supriya kashyap kashyap4 Dec 2016 10:15 AM ISTThe World Bank's private lending arm International Finance Corporation (IFC) is exploring the possibility of investing $200-300 million in Indian...
Janssen announces introduction of Connect for Life programme supriya kashyap kashyap3 Dec 2016 11:10 AM ISTHyderabad : Janssen, the pharmaceutical companies of Johnson & Johnson, announced that Connect for Life, a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)...
Momenta's Humira biosimilar succeeds in key psoriasis study supriya kashyap kashyap3 Dec 2016 11:07 AM ISTU.S. biotech Momenta Pharmaceuticals Inc said its experimental biosimilar version of AbbVie Inc's top-selling autoimmune drug, Humira, met the main...
