Alembic Pharma gets USFDA nod for anti-influenza drug supriya kashyap kashyap26 Jun 2017 11:29 AM ISTNew Delhi : Drug firm Alembic Pharmaceuticals has received US health regulators nod for Amantadine Hydrochloride capsules used to treat symptoms of...
Fujifilm aims to double revenue from medical systems in India supriya kashyap kashyap26 Jun 2017 11:29 AM ISTNew Delhi : Japanese photography and imaging company Fujifilm is confident of doubling revenues from its medical systems business to over Rs 1,000...
Nepal drugs watchdog asks Baba Ramdev’s Patanjali to recall six medicines supriya kashyap kashyap26 Jun 2017 11:28 AM ISTKathmandu : Nepal's drugs watchdog has asked Ramdev's Patanjali Ayurveda to recall six Ayurvedic medicines after they were found to be of...
DHL says USD 100 mln investment for GST solutions in India supriya kashyap kashyap26 Jun 2017 9:39 AM ISTSingapore : Global logistics group DHL, with plans to invest USD 100 million in coming years, is working with its customers to prepare for the Goods...
Novo Nordisk says obesity drug helps up to 13.8 percent weight loss in phase 2 trial supriya kashyap kashyap25 Jun 2017 9:13 AM ISTDanish drugmaker Novo Nordisk said a phase 2 trial for its big hope in tackling obesity, an improved GLP-1 drug called semaglutide, showed a weight...
Novartis breast cancer drug Kisqali wins European panel backing supriya kashyap kashyap25 Jun 2017 9:11 AM ISTZurich : A European Medicines Agency (EMA) panel recommended approving Novartis's Kisqali drug, bolstering the Swiss drugmaker's bid to challenge...
EU backs second biosimilar copy of Humira, world's top drug supriya kashyap kashyap24 Jun 2017 9:11 AM ISTEuropean regulators have recommended approval of a second copy of AbbVie's rheumatoid arthritis drug Humira, the world's top-selling medicine, in a...
FDA approves first treatment for a form of Batten disease supriya kashyap kashyap2 May 2017 11:15 AM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Brineura (cerliponase alfa) as a treatment for a specific form of Batten disease. Brineura is the first...
Shobana Kamineni, Executive Vice Chairperson, Apollo Hospitals appointed new CII President supriya kashyap kashyap2 May 2017 11:10 AM ISTThe Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) announced new office-bearers for the year 2017-18. Ms Shobana Kamineni, Executive Vice Chairperson, Apollo...
USFDA approves Takeda's lung cancer drug as second-line treatment supriya kashyap kashyap1 May 2017 11:36 AM ISTJapan's Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd said that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved its lung cancer drug, almost three months after the...
Global medical-tech firms, India locked in tussle after stent price sting supriya kashyap kashyap30 April 2017 12:12 PM ISTNew Delhi/Mumbai : A group of global medical-technology companies plans to tell Indian officials next month that any further price control measures...
Lupin gets three observations from USFDA for Goa plant supriya kashyap kashyap30 April 2017 10:25 AM ISTNew Delhi : Drug firm Lupin said the US health regulator FDA has issued three observations after inspecting its Goa plant."Recently the company's...