AstraZeneca Prescription Savings Programs brought savings worth 617m dollars savita thakur thakur5 March 2016 11:42 AM ISTWILMINGTON: AstraZeneca announced that its AZ&Me™ Prescription Savings Programs provided more than $617 million in savings on medicines to...
Pfizer launches Gelusil liquid in sachet format savita thakur thakur4 March 2016 4:09 PM ISTMUMBAI: Pharma major Pfizer's Global Established Products division announced the launch of its largest selling antacid Gelusil liquid in and on the go...
3D-printed Sneezeometer developed to help Asthma Patients Breathe Easy savita thakur thakur4 March 2016 2:50 PM ISTGUILDFORD, England: Research undertaken at the University of Surrey has led to the development of the world's first 'sneezeometer', an airflow sensor...
Instant Blood Pressure app OVERWHELMINGLY INACCURATE-Study savita thakur thakur4 March 2016 2:46 PM ISTA Popular smartphone app purported to accurately measure blood pressure in an instant actually fails to detect high blood pressure in eight out of 10...
Gharda Chemicals Ltd to supply formulations to curb Zika Outbreak savita thakur thakur4 March 2016 2:43 PM ISTMUMBAI: With Zika being declared by WHO as a global threat, scientists across the world are working on curbing the spread of the dreaded virus - the...
USAID extends $9 million loan guarantee to Healthspring savita thakur thakur4 March 2016 11:39 AM ISTMumbai: To help bridge the gap in medical services, the US today extended a guarantee to loans of $9 million (Rs 60 crore) to be given to...
Sun Pharma launches Pepmelt, enters into ayurvedic segment Geeta Sharma Sharma3 March 2016 5:23 PM ISTMumbai:Sun Pharma has stepped into the world of Ayurvedic medications with the launch of its new mouth melting pill Pepmelt . This digestive...
Practo Plans Major Expansion This Year Geeta Sharma Sharma3 March 2016 4:15 PM ISTNew Delhi: Practo , is planning to expand operations across all cities this year, as against the present 35 its operational in. An announcement to...
Olympus to Pay at Least 646 Million dollars for giving kickbacks to doctors savita thakur thakur3 March 2016 2:37 PM ISTOlympus Corp., the nation's largest distributor of endoscopes and related equipment, will pay $646 million to resolve separate criminal and civil...
McKesson acquires Canadian pharmacy operator Rexall savita thakur thakur3 March 2016 2:35 PM ISTSan Francisco: Prescription drug distributor McKesson Corp. is buying Canadian pharmacy operator Rexall Health from Katz Group for $2.2 billion,...
hearZATM Smart Phone app launched on International Hearing Day-2016 Geeta Sharma Sharma3 March 2016 1:38 PM ISTSOUTH AFRICA: In partnership with WHO's World Hearing Day-2016, the University of Pretoria has launched hearZATM, a National Hearing Test to...
Patent Tax Rebate Encourage Drug Makers, While R and D Tax Discourages Geeta Sharma Sharma3 March 2016 11:40 AM ISTMumbai: Finance Minister Mr. Arun Jaitley's Budget announcement for a 10 % tax rebate on earnings from patent filings is an encouraging move on the...
