Merck, Pfizer combo treatment improves kidney cancer survival Farhat Nasim13 Feb 2019 9:05 AM ISTApproval of the combination to treat patients with RCC would put Merck again in competition with rival Bristol-Myers Squibb Co's Opdivo, which is...
Aurobindo Pharma acquires Apotex's businesses in 5 European countries Garima12 Feb 2019 9:30 AM ISTAurobindo Pharma had inked a binding agreement on July 14, 2018, to acquire five of Apotex' European businesses, including infrastructure, personnel,...
Apollo Hospitals Q3 profit rises 29 percent to Rs 86 crore on higher revenues Garima12 Feb 2019 9:15 AM ISTApollo Hospitals on Saturday said that it plans to transfer the front-end retail pharmacy business carried out in the standalone pharmacy segment to a...
Sanofi, Regeneron slashes price of cholesterol drug by 60 percent Farhat Nasim12 Feb 2019 9:05 AM ISTSanofi and Regeneron will slash the U.S. list price of their potent but expensive cholesterol fighter Praluent by 60 per cent, as the drugmakers...
Catalyst Pharma sees net price of drug, once free, topping $300,000 Medical Dialogues Bureau12 Feb 2019 9:00 AM ISTThe Catalyst Pharma drug also received orphan drug status from the FDA, which comes with seven years of marketing exclusivity to encourage the...
HCG to increase stake in BACC Healthcare; stocks gain 2% Garima11 Feb 2019 4:06 PM ISTShares of HealthCare Global Enterprises (HCG) gained 2% on Friday after the company, in its filing to the exchanges, informed that it will increase...
Glenmark Pharma gets USFDA nod for drug for patients on dialysis Medical Dialogues Bureau11 Feb 2019 3:48 PM ISTNew Delhi: Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Monday said it has received final approval from the US health regulator for Sevelamer Hydrochloride tablets, used...
Pfizer Japan recalls high BP drug over cancer-causing impurity Farhat Nasim11 Feb 2019 3:47 PM ISTTOKYO - The Japanese subsidiary of Pfizer Inc is recalling a drug for high BP ( blood pressure) which was found to contain a carcinogenic substance in...
Cipla completes 1st tranche of acquisition in US-based Avenue Therapeutics Garima11 Feb 2019 9:58 AM ISTDrug major Cipla said its subsidiary InvaGen Pharmaceuticals Inc has completed the first tranche of its acquisition of 33.3 percent stake in US-based...
Lupin gets USFDA nod to Tadalafil to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension Farhat Nasim10 Feb 2019 9:45 AM ISTTadalafil is also used to treat the symptoms of two conditions found in men: benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and erectile dysfunction(ED)....
Abbott India Q3 net profit rises at Rs 117 crore, revenue rises to Rs 947 crore Garima10 Feb 2019 9:30 AM ISTAbbott India had posted a net profit of Rs 115.39 crore for the corresponding period of the previous financial year, Abbott India said in a filing to...
FDA warns more doctors of rare cancer with breast implants Farhat Nasim10 Feb 2019 9:15 AM ISTThe FDA has been tracking reports of cancer for years and officially confirmed its link to breast implants in 2017.WASHINGTON: U.S. health officials...
