Govt puts cap on prices of 42 essential drugs savita thakur thakur28 Jun 2016 2:01 PM ISTNew Delhi : The government has decided to put a cap on prices of 42 essential medicines used in treatment of various critical and life-threatening...
Nagpur : Sun Pharma employees call it strike Geeta Sharma Sharma28 Jun 2016 2:00 PM ISTNagpur:A group of Sun Pharma employees are on a strike against alleged illegal transfer of 54 employees and withholding of salary and expenses of...
Mayne Pharma nears deal for Teva assets savita thakur thakur28 Jun 2016 9:59 AM ISTAustralian pharmaceutical company Mayne Pharma Group Ltd is nearing a deal to purchase assets from Teva Pharmaceuticals worth around $600 million, a...
Dr. Reddy's, GSK tie up for emerging markets ended Geeta Sharma Sharma27 Jun 2016 1:25 PM ISTHyderabad: Dr. Reddy’s laboratories Ltd, the second largest drug making company in the country has terminated its tie up with Glaxo SmithKline Plc....
Roche receives FDA clearance for its Procalcitonin assay to help clinicians effectively assess sepsis risk and manage sepsis patients savita thakur thakur27 Jun 2016 9:25 AM ISTRoche has recently announced that it has received 510(k) clearance for its Elecsys BRAHMS PCT (procalcitonin) assay as a dedicated testing solution...
Microsoft Helps Tackle Spread of Mosquito Borne Diseases savita thakur thakur26 Jun 2016 4:07 PM ISTWashington : Technology giant Microsoft recently launched a prototype trap for detecting mosquito-borne illnesses like dengue and Zika, says a...
FDI in pharma: Supply of NLEM drugs to be maintained for 5 years savita thakur thakur26 Jun 2016 4:06 PM ISTNew Delhi : Foreign pharma firms wanting to invest up to 74 per cent in domestic companies will have to commit to maintain the same production level...
WHO to launch emergency yellow fever vaccination in Angola, Congo savita thakur thakur26 Jun 2016 4:06 PM ISTThe World Health Organization (WHO) said that it will launch emergency yellow fever vaccination campaigns along the border between Angola and...
Pharma sector to grow by 20 per cent on relaxed FDI norms: Ananth Kumar savita thakur thakur25 Jun 2016 1:24 PM ISTNew Delhi : The pharma sector is expected to grow by 20 per cent on account of relaxed foreign direct investment (FDI) norms and a separate ministry...
GAVI alliance offers matched funds for GSK malaria vaccine pilot savita thakur thakur25 Jun 2016 1:23 PM ISTLondon : The GAVI global vaccine alliance has offered funding of up to $27.5 million for pilot tests of GlaxoSmithKline's first-generation malaria...
Glenmark gets USFDA final nod for anti-fungal ointment savita thakur thakur25 Jun 2016 1:23 PM ISTNew Delhi : Glenmark Pharma has received final approval from the health regulator USFDA for anti-fungal ointment nystatin and triamcinolone...
US spurns AstraZeneca's nasal spray flu vaccine as ineffective savita thakur thakur24 Jun 2016 2:37 PM ISTLondon : U.S. health officials have advised doctors not to use AstraZeneca's FluMist in the upcoming flu season based on three years of U.S. data...
