Novartis eye drug works with fewer injections than rival Ruby Khatun Khatun24 Jun 2017 12:03 PM ISTZURICH: A Novartis drug to treat a leading cause of vision loss in people over 65 does not need to be injected as frequently as a rival medicine from...
IHH Healthcare denies FORTIS stake purchase, shares tank savita thakur thakur24 Jun 2017 10:11 AM ISTNew Delhi: Shares of Fortis healthcare were seen going for a free fall in the stock market, after the media reports came out that IHH Healthcare, the...
EU backs second biosimilar copy of Humira, world's top drug supriya kashyap kashyap24 Jun 2017 9:11 AM ISTEuropean regulators have recommended approval of a second copy of AbbVie's rheumatoid arthritis drug Humira, the world's top-selling medicine, in a...
FDA moves to prevent Pharma from gaming generic drug system Ruby Khatun Khatun24 Jun 2017 9:03 AM ISTWASHINGTON: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) moved on Wednesday to prevent pharmaceutical companies from "gaming" the system to block or...
Worldwide drug sale forecasts fall as pricing pressures mount Ruby Khatun Khatun24 Jun 2017 9:03 AM ISTForecasts for global sales of pharmaceuticals have declined for the first time in a decade as continuing pressure on prices in the key U.S. market has...
GSK wins 235 million dollar from Teva in Coreg patent trial Ruby Khatun Khatun23 Jun 2017 11:56 AM ISTA U.S. jury has ordered Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd to pay GlaxoSmithKline Plc (GSK) more than $235 million for infringing a patent covering...
Glenmark Pharma's overactive bladder drug gets USFDA nod Ruby Khatun Khatun23 Jun 2017 11:56 AM ISTNew Delhi: Glenmark Pharmaceuticals said the US health regulator has granted tentative approval for tablets used for treatment of overactive...
Alembic Pharma gets USFDA nod for anti-influenza drug Ruby Khatun Khatun23 Jun 2017 11:56 AM ISTNew Delhi: Drug firm Alembic Pharmaceuticals has received US health regulator's nod for Amantadine Hydrochloride capsules used to treat symptoms of...
Lupin launches generic skin cream in US Ruby Khatun Khatun23 Jun 2017 11:56 AM ISTNew Delhi: Drug firm Lupin said it has launched generic Desoximetasone cream used for the treatment of inflammation and itching of skin, in the US...
Apollo Munich offerings for Canara Bank customers Ruby Khatun Khatun23 Jun 2017 9:55 AM ISTMumbai: Apollo Munich Health Insurance said it has revamped and upgraded its offerings for Canara Bank customers.The comprehensive cover will offer...
Healthcare cost may go up post GST: Apollo Hospitals Ruby Khatun Khatun22 Jun 2017 11:20 AM ISTNew Delhi: Overall healthcare cost could increase post GST as some services and products will be taxed at 15-18 per cent, although healthcare per se...
Amar Remedies files for bankruptcy petition Ruby Khatun Khatun22 Jun 2017 10:32 AM ISTMumbai: Amar Remedies, a Mumbai-based company, which is manufacturing personal healthcare products is heading for liquidation as the company has filed...