Drug Alert: CDSCO declares 31 samples as sub-standard in quality in random sampling; Details Meghna A Singhania21 May 2019 4:44 PM ISTNew Delhi: Apex drug regulatory body, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) has declared more than a dozen drugs as sub-standard in...
Glenmark Pharma gets USFDA nod for generic version of Vesicare tablets Farhat Nasim21 May 2019 11:31 AM ISTThe approved product, Solifenacin Succinate tablet is a generic version of Vesicare tablets of Astellas Pharma US, Inc.New Delhi: Glenmark...
CCI dismisses complaint against Cipla, chemist body over alleged non-supply of medicines Farhat Nasim21 May 2019 9:45 AM ISTNew Delhi: In a major relief to Mumbai based Cipla Ltd and Bengal Chemist and Druggists Association (BCDA), the Competition Commission of India has...
GSK Pharma Q4 net profit rises 16.56 percent to Rs 123 crore Garima21 May 2019 9:30 AM ISTThe company had posted a net profit of Rs 105.55 crore for the corresponding period of the previous fiscal, GSK said in a filing to the BSE.New Delhi:...
Supreme Court sends back Merck Fosamax lawsuit to lower court Medical Dialogues Bureau21 May 2019 9:15 AM ISTUsers of Fosamax, which is prescribed to treat osteoporosis in women who have gone through menopause, had sued to argue that Merck had failed to...
Investors keep food firms on warning over antibiotics Medical Dialogues Bureau21 May 2019 9:00 AM ISTResistance to antibiotics has been flagged as a major risk to public health and economic growth by policymakers and the investor action formed part of...
Patent Infringement: AstraZeneca moves court against Aurobindo Pharma on generic version of Daliresp Garima20 May 2019 9:45 AM ISTDaliresp isis a prescription medicine used in adults with severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) to decrease the number of flare-ups or...
JnJ recalls surgical staplers due to potential failure; USFDA terms it as severest Farhat Nasim20 May 2019 9:30 AM ISTJnJ Ethicon unit confirmed serious injuries to two patients, related to the use of the recalled product, the FDA said.U.S: The U.S. Food and Drug...
Delhi High Court stays Centres circular banning manufacture, sale of e-cigarettes Medical Dialogues Bureau20 May 2019 9:15 AM ISTThe Centre contended that it is yet to be determined whether e-cigarettes are safer.New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has stayed the Centre's circular...
Tech firms tackle opioid crisis with software Medical Dialogues Bureau20 May 2019 9:00 AM ISTThe company has received approval in the United States for apps to treat opioid addiction and other kinds of substance abuse.Washington: Technology...
Setback: Delhi HC restricts Natco Pharma from manufacturing cancer drug Ceritinib Meghna A Singhania19 May 2019 11:00 AM ISTNew Delhi: In a major setback to the Hyderabad-based Natco Pharma, the Delhi High Court has passed an interim order barring the company from...
Pfizer gets USFDA approval for Fragmin to treat blood clot in pediatric patients Farhat Nasim19 May 2019 9:45 AM ISTThe efficacy of Fragmin in children was based on a single trial with 38 pediatric patients with symptomatic deep vein thrombosis and/or pulmonary...