Pfizer generic unit Upjohn to merge with Mylan; new entity aims revenue of 19-20 billion Dollar for 2020 Medical Dialogues Bureau31 July 2019 10:18 PM ISTNew Delhi: Mylan N.V. and Pfizer Inc have announced a definitive agreement to combine Mylan with Upjohn, Pfizer's off-patent branded and generic...
Novartis Expiry of Patent for Blockbuster Vildagliptin to Clear Way for Competitors Farhat Nasim30 July 2019 2:08 PM ISTNew Delhi: The patent protection of blockbuster anti-diabetic drug Vildagliptin manufactured by the Swiss drugmaker, Novartis, will soon expire on...
Cipla asks Government to increase fund allocation for healthcare sector Medical Dialogues Bureau29 July 2019 6:09 PM ISTAddressing shareholders in the company's Annual Report for 2018-19, Cipla Chairman Y K Hamied said basic healthcare in the country will always require...
Violation of guidelines for OTC sale of antibiotics to draw regulatory action- Health Minister Farhat Nasim28 July 2019 4:30 PM ISTNew Delhi: Through a recent written reply, Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan has apprised the parliament about the power possessed by the State...
DOP junks Geltec plea against NPPA decision on retail price of Ibuprofen Soft Gelatin Capsules Farhat Nasim28 July 2019 11:30 AM ISTNew Delhi: Through a recent decision, the Department of Pharmaceuticals (DOP) has rejected the review application filed by Geltec Private Limited...
22-member Committee Constituted to guide CDSCO on Medical Device Regulation Farhat Nasim27 July 2019 1:09 PM ISTNew Delhi: To advice the apex drug regulator, Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) on matters related to the regulation and...
Apixaban Patent: Natco gets HC relief for its upcoming medicine Apigat Farhat Nasim26 July 2019 3:00 PM ISTNEW DELHI: Days after ending a patent row over its cancer drug Regonat with Bayer, drugmaker, Natco Pharma is reported to have now been embroiled in a...
Man dies after Pharmacist administers painkiller injection; case booked Farhat Nasim25 July 2019 4:44 PM ISTChennai: A 52 years old pharmacist has been arrested following the death of a man who was administered a painkiller injection by him. According to...
NPPA notices worth Rs 101 crore sent to Biocon, Lupin, Dr Reddys, others for skipping regulatory nod-Minister Medical Dialogues Bureau24 July 2019 12:16 PM ISTNPPA has so far issued demand notices for an amount of Rs 101 crore against defaulting companies. Out of this, an amount of Rs 5.56 crore has been...
Doctors should prescribe only generic medicines: CDSCO Committee Medical Dialogues Bureau23 July 2019 5:36 PM ISTThe generic medicines are at least 90 per cent cheaper than branded medicines. There are nearly 600 types of generic medicines and about 23 kinds of...
Government BANS use of decade old antibiotic COLISTIN in animal feeding, fishing Farhat Nasim22 July 2019 3:24 PM ISTNew Delhi: Through a recent Gazette notification, the Union Health Ministry has imposed a ban on popular antibiotic Colistin and its formulations in...
Delhi HC restricts Lee Pharma from infringing copyright of Mankind Pharma Medical Dialogues Bureau21 July 2019 4:30 PM ISTJustice Prathiba M Singh said considering the evidence and the content of the website of Lee Pharmaceuticals of Lee House being identical, a permanent...
