Shilpa Medicare gets 2 USFDA observations for Telangana facility Medical Dialogues Bureau9 Sept 2019 11:50 AM ISTThe US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) inspected the company's finished dosage formulation facility located at Pharmaceutical Formulations SEZ,...
Aurobindo Pharma recalls 2352 bottles of Simvastatin tablets over labelling issue Medical Dialogues Bureau9 Sept 2019 9:45 AM ISTThe reason for the recall of lipid-lowering Simvastatin tablets is "Labeling; incorrect or missing lot and/or exp date; some bottles labelled with lot...
AstraZeneca Imfinzi shows to increase survival in aggressive lung cancer Medical Dialogues Bureau9 Sept 2019 9:30 AM ISTImfinzi, when combined with chemotherapy, resulted in a median 13 months survival in a late-stage small cell lung cancer trial, AstraZeneca said,...
Amgen drug AMG510 shrinks lung cancer tumours in half of patients in early-stage trial Medical Dialogues Bureau9 Sept 2019 9:15 AM ISTPatients who responded to the drug AMG510 have been treated for a median of 15 weeks, but the median duration of response has not been reached,...
Purdue Pharma expected to file for bankruptcy post opioid talks fail Medical Dialogues Bureau9 Sept 2019 9:00 AM ISTCLEVELAND: OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma is expected to file for bankruptcy after settlement talks over the nation's deadly overdose crisis hit an...
Novo Nordisk in race with rivals Sanofi, Eli Lilly; to offer generic diabetes drug at 50pc discount Medical Dialogues Bureau8 Sept 2019 9:45 AM ISTNovo will offer a generic version of its most heavily prescribed insulin drug Novolog, used by about a million U.S. patients, at a 50% discount...
Boehringer Ingelheim gets USFDA nod for Ofev capsules to treat lung disorder Medical Dialogues Bureau8 Sept 2019 9:30 AM ISTOfev capsule is aimed at slowing the rate of decline in pulmonary function in adults with interstitial lung disease associated with systemic...
Novartis wins USFDA breakthrough tag for Capmatinib to treat lung cancer Medical Dialogues Bureau8 Sept 2019 9:25 AM ISTNovartis is aiming to win approval for oral capmatinib as a first-line treatment for patients with metastatic MET exon14 skipping-mutated non-small...
Bristol-Myers blockbuster Opdivo fails to meet goal of brain tumour study Medical Dialogues Bureau8 Sept 2019 9:15 AM ISTThe drug, Opdivo, when used along with the current standard of care for glioblastoma multiforme, did not prevent cancer from spreading when compared...
Cigna new plan to cover expensive gene therapies including Novartis Zolgensma, Luxturna Medical Dialogues Bureau8 Sept 2019 9:00 AM ISTThe first two gene therapies to be included in Cigna Corp's program are blindness therapy, Luxturna, and the most expensive drug in the world...
Lupin gets USFDA nod for generic version of Emend Injection to prevent vomiting associated with chemotherapy Medical Dialogues Bureau7 Sept 2019 9:45 AM ISTFosaprepitant for injection is a generic version of Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp's Emend for injection in the same strength, Lupin said.New Delhi:...
Cipla, B J Wadia Hospital enter partnership to set up paediatric palliative care unit Medical Dialogues Bureau7 Sept 2019 9:40 AM ISTCipla Foundation strongly believes that palliative care focuses on providing relief from symptoms and stress of illness at any point, yet most...
