GlaxoSmithKline starts hunt for successor to CEO Witty savita thakur thakur1 March 2016 10:34 AM ISTLondon: GlaxoSmithKline's chairman is starting the process of seeking a new chief executive to succeed Andrew Witty, although a handover at the top of...
Roche suffers setback as severe asthma drug fails in one study savita thakur thakur1 March 2016 10:29 AM ISTZurich: Roche suffered a setback in its ambitions to build its presence in the emerging market for biotech asthma drugs on Monday when it announced...
AstraZeneca sells two heart drugs to China Medical for $500 mln savita thakur thakur1 March 2016 10:24 AM ISTLondon: AstraZeneca said it had sold the rights to two ageing heart drugs to China Medical System Holdings for $500 million, marking the latest step...
Lupin's subsidiary to set up plant in Japan savita thakur thakur1 March 2016 10:18 AM ISTNew Delhi: Drug major Lupin said its wholly-owned Japanese subsidiary, Kyowa, plans to set up a manufacturing plant at Tottori, Japan as part of...
India top source for illicit medicines reaching Swiss shores savita thakur thakur29 Feb 2016 5:50 PM ISTGeneva: Amid much hoopla over alleged black money stashed by Indians in Swiss banks, Switzerland has disclosed that India is the top source for...
More inspections due to rising drug imports from India: USFDA savita thakur thakur29 Feb 2016 5:50 PM ISTAhmedabad: The United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) on Saturday said its quality checks are part of surveillance system and the number...
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw backs move to have separate pharma ministry savita thakur thakur29 Feb 2016 5:49 PM ISTHyderabad: Leading industrialist Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw has backed government's proposal to establish a separate ministry for pharma, expressing hope...
China says to speed up approvals for some drugs savita thakur thakur29 Feb 2016 5:48 PM ISTShanghai: China's drug regulator said it would accelerate approvals of new medicines, long a headache for pharmaceutical firms who complain it takes...
Budget 2016 may unveil health insurance scheme for senior citizens savita thakur thakur29 Feb 2016 12:22 PM ISTNEW DELHI: Government is working on a cashless health insurance scheme for senior citizens which may be announced in the upcoming Union Budget...
Budget 2016:Health Ministry asks for Excessive Taxation on Tobacco Products savita thakur thakur29 Feb 2016 11:39 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Health Ministry is seeking excessive taxation on tobacco products in the up coming budget for the year 2016. Its demand is based on a...
UK:GSK facing lawsuits over side effects of Zofran Geeta Sharma Sharma28 Feb 2016 11:47 PM IST United Kingdom: GlaxosmithKline is facing 220 lawsuits for its anti nausea drug Zofran . Consumed by pregnant mothers, the drug has allegedly...
Tax group blasts Pfizer, urges stop to its tax-cutting deal savita thakur thakur27 Feb 2016 4:00 PM ISTA consumer group is accusing Pfizer of seeking to avoid $35 billion in U.S. taxes with its plan to buy fellow drugmaker Allergan in a deal structured...
