US pressing India to avoid capping medical device prices, allow withdrawals Ruby Khatun Khatun6 Oct 2017 10:33 AM ISTNew Delhi: The United States is pressing India not to extend price caps on medical devices and wants the government to allow firms to withdraw...
Zydus gets USFDA nod for overactive bladder drug Ruby Khatun Khatun6 Oct 2017 9:49 AM ISTNew Delhi: Drug firm Zydus Cadila said it has received final approval from the US health regulator to market capsules used in treating overactive...
Cigna to end OxyContin painkiller coverage, signs contract for alternative Ruby Khatun Khatun6 Oct 2017 9:30 AM ISTAmid a growing U.S. opioid addiction, health insurer Cigna Corp will stop covering OxyContin, the opioid painkiller sold by Purdue Pharma LP, as of...
Integra LifeScience acquires codman neurosurgery business from Johnson and Johnson Ruby Khatun Khatun6 Oct 2017 9:15 AM ISTPLAINSBORO, N.J.: Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation, a global leader in medical technology, announced that it has completed the previously...
US House committee launches probe of Allergan patent deal Ruby Khatun Khatun6 Oct 2017 9:00 AM ISTNEW YORK: A U.S. House of Representatives committee launched a probe into drugmaker Allergan Plc's deal to transfer some of its patents to a Native...
Fosun Pharma acquires 74 percent stake in Gland Pharma for 1.09 billion dollar Ruby Khatun Khatun5 Oct 2017 10:53 AM ISTNew Delhi: Chinese drug firm Fosun Pharma has acquired approximately 74 percent in Hyderabad-based Gland Pharma at a valuation of not more than USD...
Zydus gets USFDA nod to market anti-diuretic nasal spray Ruby Khatun Khatun5 Oct 2017 10:17 AM ISTNew Delhi: Drug firm Zydus Cadila said it has received final approval from the US health regulator to market anti-diuretic Desmopressin nasal spray...
Police raid French HQ of pharma giant Merck Ruby Khatun Khatun5 Oct 2017 9:49 AM ISTParis: Police on Tuesday raided the French headquarters of German pharmaceutical giant Merck, the maker of a thyroid drug at the center of a medical...
Malaysian state keen to collaborate with India on biotech, ICT Ruby Khatun Khatun5 Oct 2017 9:20 AM ISTNew Delhi: Malaysian state of Selangor has expressed interest in collaborating with India in the fields of biotechnology, ICT, life sciences,...
FDA acts to encourage generic competition for complex drugs Ruby Khatun Khatun4 Oct 2017 10:46 AM ISTTRENTON, N.J.: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is opening a new front in its efforts to reduce high drug prices by encouraging the...
Merck to stop development of hepatitis C treatments Ruby Khatun Khatun4 Oct 2017 10:20 AM ISTU.S. drugmaker Merck & Co said on Friday it would discontinue developing an experimental drug combination for chronic hepatitis C, as competition...
FDA approves Novo Nordisk fast-acting insulin Fiasp Ruby Khatun Khatun4 Oct 2017 9:57 AM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday approved Novo Nordisk's fast-acting insulin to treat diabetes.The product, known as Fiasp, is...
