CVS rolls out new tool to combat rising drug prices Ruby Khatun Khatun13 April 2018 9:45 AM ISTDrugstore chain CVS Health Corp launched a new tool that will allow pharmacies help customers tackle the soaring cost of drugs by comparing prices of...
Johnson and Johnson, Imerys unit must pay 117 million dollars in asbestos cancer case Ruby Khatun Khatun13 April 2018 9:30 AM ISTNew York: Johnson and Johnson and Imerys Talc America, a unit of Imerys SA, must pay $117 million in damages in a case involving a man who said he...
Milan Paleja to head Novartis operations in India Ruby Khatun Khatun12 April 2018 10:30 AM ISTNew Delhi: Drug firm Novartis India said it has appointed Milan Paleja as Country President with immediate effect.Paleja, who succeeds Jawed Zia, will...
New GSK shingles vaccine off to strong start in key US market Ruby Khatun Khatun12 April 2018 9:45 AM ISTLONDON: GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK) new shingles vaccine - a priority product as the company strives to improve its drugs line-up - has won more than 90...
FDA needs more time to review AbbVie, Neurocrine's uterine pain drug Ruby Khatun Khatun12 April 2018 9:30 AM ISTAbbVie Inc and Neurocrine Biosciences Inc said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) notified the companies that it requires more time to review...
Dr Reddy's gets EIR from USFDA for Cuernavaca plant in Mexico Ruby Khatun Khatun11 April 2018 10:15 AM ISTNew Delhi: Drug firm Dr Reddy's Laboratories said it has received establishment inspection report from the US health regulator for its Cuernavaca...
Mylan to buy MS drug marketing rights from Mapi Pharma Ruby Khatun Khatun11 April 2018 9:45 AM ISTMylan NV will buy global marketing rights to an experimental multiple sclerosis treatment from Israel’s Mapi Pharma, aiming to strengthen its position...
Ionis may get up to 300 million dollar in licensing deal with AstraZeneca Ruby Khatun Khatun11 April 2018 9:30 AM ISTIonis Pharmaceuticals Inc said a licensing deal for its fatty liver disease treatment with AstraZeneca Plc could fetch up to $300 million in milestone...
Alembic Pharma gets USFDA approval for Acyclovir ointment Ruby Khatun Khatun10 April 2018 10:30 AM ISTNew Delhi: Alembic Pharma said it has received approval from the US health regulator its Acyclovir ointment USP, used for the treatment of genital...
USFDA restricts sale of Bayer's Essure birth control device Ruby Khatun Khatun10 April 2018 9:45 AM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday slapped restrictions on the sale of Bayer AG’s implanted birth control device Essure, two years...
Merck's Keytruda helps lung cancer patients live longer in trial Ruby Khatun Khatun10 April 2018 9:30 AM ISTMerck & Co’s blockbuster drug Keytruda helped previously untreated lung cancer patients live longer in a late-stage trial, potentially cementing...
Rakesh Kumar Vats given additional charge of NPPA Chairman Ruby Khatun Khatun9 April 2018 12:15 PM ISTNew Delhi: Rakesh Kumar Vats, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has been given the additional charge of chairman of drug...