OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma agrees to settle Oklahoma opioid case: Source Farhat Nasim26 March 2019 9:25 AM ISTU.S: Purdue Pharma LP has agreed to settle a lawsuit by the state of Oklahoma accusing the OxyContin painkiller maker of helping fuel an opioid abuse...
Biogen announces $5 billion buyback days after shelving Alzheimers trials Garima26 March 2019 9:25 AM ISTBiogen had lost more than $18 billion of its value last week after the company and partner Eisai Co Ltd ended two late-stage trials of their...
Court allows ED to seek assistance from 21 countries in Sterling Biotech bank fraud case Garima25 March 2019 12:25 PM ISTNew Delhi: A Delhi court has allowed the Enforcement Directorate to send letters rogatory (LR) to 21 countries, involving the UK and the UAE, seeking...
Thermo Fisher to acquire Brammer Bio in 1.7 Billion Dollar deal Garima25 March 2019 12:18 PM ISTThermo Fisher to acquire Brammer Bio in 1.7 Billion Dollar dealUS Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc, the world's largest maker of scientific instruments,...
Saracatinib gets Orphan Drug Designation for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis Farhat Nasim25 March 2019 12:03 PM ISTThe US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) for saracatinib, a potential new medicine for the treatment of...
FDA approves new device for treating moderate to severe chronic heart failure in patients Farhat Nasim25 March 2019 11:51 AM ISTU.S: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently approved the Optimizer Smart system for treating patients with chronic, moderate-to-severe heart...
Alkem Labs gets 8 USFDA observations for St Louis facility Farhat Nasim24 March 2019 9:50 AM ISTThe United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) had issued eight observations after inspecting the company's manufacturing plant at St Louis...
Setback: USFDA rejects Sanofi, Lexicon Sotagliflozin for type 1 diabetes Farhat Nasim24 March 2019 9:45 AM ISTThe decision comes about two months after an FDA advisory panel failed to reach a consensus over whether the once-daily oral drug, sotagliflozin,...
Smiths Group to list struggling healthcare unit Garima24 March 2019 9:20 AM ISTSmiths Group's medical business was valued between 2.3 billion pounds and 2.8 billion pounds by some analysts in September when the two companies...
Jury finding upends Bayer Roundup defense strategy-Experts Garima24 March 2019 9:00 AM IST"The fact that Bayer lost this trial despite it being set up in the most favourable way for them is a huge setback," said Thomas Rohback, a...
Sterling Biotech: Accused in Rs 8100 crore loan fraud held in Albania Farhat Nasim23 March 2019 10:05 AM ISTThe ED had ensued a red corner notice against him from the Interpol on March 11. The detention has happened based on this warrant, the officials said....
Alembic Pharma gets USFDA nod for Azelastine Hydrochloride Ophthalmic Solution Farhat Nasim23 March 2019 10:00 AM ISTAlembic Pharma has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) for its abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) Azelastine...
