Roche, Shire court fight escalates over haemophilia drug Ruby Khatun Khatun19 Dec 2017 10:15 AM ISTZURICH: Roche’s patent dispute with London-listed Shire over the Swiss drugmaker’s new haemophilia drug Hemlibra has escalated, with Shire filing a...
Allergan, Richter's bipolar depression drug succeeds in key trial Ruby Khatun Khatun19 Dec 2017 10:00 AM ISTAllergan Plc and Hungary’s Gedeon Richter Plc said on Monday their drug to treat severe bipolar depression in adults met the main goal of a late-stage...
FDA allows Alnylam to restart hemophilia treatment trials Ruby Khatun Khatun19 Dec 2017 9:45 AM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration has allowed Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc to restart clinical trials on a drug to treat patients with a rare...
FDA launches new tool for sharing information that allows doctors to better manage antibiotic use Ruby Khatun Khatun19 Dec 2017 9:30 AM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing a new approach to get critical updates regarding antibiotics and antifungal drugs to...
Fortis Healthcare rejects over pricing of drugs charge Ruby Khatun Khatun18 Dec 2017 11:00 AM ISTNew Delhi: Fortis Healthcare has rejected charges of overpricing the medicines that it is giving to its patients.In a statement, it said, "Fortis...
Novo Nordisk wins EU panel's backing for key diabetes drug Ruby Khatun Khatun18 Dec 2017 10:30 AM ISTCOPENHAGEN: Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk came closer to winning European approval for diabetes drug Ozempic, it's biggest growth prospect when a...
Pfizer gets USFDA approval for second biosimilar of Remicade Ruby Khatun Khatun18 Dec 2017 10:15 AM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Pfizer Inc's second biosimilar to Johnson and Johnson's blockbuster rheumatoid arthritis drug,...
Aclaris's drug to treat common skin growth gets FDA nod Ruby Khatun Khatun18 Dec 2017 10:00 AM ISTAclaris Therapeutics Inc's drug to treat a common kind of skin growth called seborrheic keratoses received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug...
Canadian police probe mysterious deaths of billionaire pharma couple Ruby Khatun Khatun18 Dec 2017 9:45 AM ISTTORONTO: Canadian police are investigating the mysterious deaths of pharmaceuticals billionaire Barry Sherman, founder of Apotex Inc, and his wife...
Novartis generics arm says may sell or end some products Ruby Khatun Khatun18 Dec 2017 9:30 AM ISTZURICH: Swiss drugmaker Novartis's Sandoz generics business is in the process of selling or closing some products in the United States, it said on...
15,000 diabetics sign petition to slash glucostrips price Ruby Khatun Khatun17 Dec 2017 11:00 AM ISTMumbai: In a move to curb the price of glucostrips more than 15,000 people have signed an online petition seeking a reduction in the cost of...
Siemens buys Fast Track Diagnostics to boost molecular offering Ruby Khatun Khatun17 Dec 2017 10:45 AM ISTFRANKFURT: Siemens said it has agreed to buy Luxembourg-based Fast Track Diagnostics to boost its molecular-testing offering, one of the areas it is...
