Philippines to seek refund of 59 million dollars from Sanofi amid vaccine risk Ruby Khatun Khatun9 Dec 2017 10:30 AM ISTMANILA: The Philippines will seek the return of 3 billion pesos ($59 million) it paid French drugmaker Sanofi for a dengue vaccine used to immunize...
More than 2,000 drugs now in cancer immunotherapy race Ruby Khatun Khatun9 Dec 2017 10:00 AM ISTLONDON: The race to develop new immunotherapy treatments against cancer has sparked an unprecedented explosion in the oncology drug pipeline, with...
Roche drug cocktail doubles chance of holding lung cancer at bay Ruby Khatun Khatun9 Dec 2017 9:45 AM ISTZURICH: Adding Roche's immunotherapy Tecentriq to older drugs doubled the percentage of lung cancer patients who survived a year without their disease...
Sage shares surge as depression drug succeeds in mid-stage trial Ruby Khatun Khatun9 Dec 2017 9:30 AM ISTDrug developer Sage Therapeutics Inc's shares soared as much as 85 percent to a record high on Thursday after its experimental drug to reduce the...
Lupin, Cadila recall drugs in US Market Ruby Khatun Khatun8 Dec 2017 11:07 AM ISTNew Delhi: Drug firms Lupin and Cadila Healthcare are recalling nearly 1.11 lakh units of Duloxetine delayed-release capsules and 19,812 bottles of...
Serum Institute to launch 4 vaccines, enter US, Europe markets Ruby Khatun Khatun8 Dec 2017 10:45 AM ISTNew Delhi: Homegrown global vaccines major Serum Institute of India plans to launch at least four products and enter European and US markets in the...
Mylan launches chronic hepatitis B tablets in India Ruby Khatun Khatun8 Dec 2017 10:32 AM ISTNew Delhi: Drug firm Mylan Pharmaceuticals said it has launched tenofovir alafenamide tablets under the brand name 'HepBest', used for the treatment...
Merck get approval for Mavenclad to treat relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis in Canada Ruby Khatun Khatun8 Dec 2017 9:47 AM ISTDARMSTADT, Germany: Merck announced that Health Canada has approved MAVENCLAD™ (Cladribine Tablets) as monotherapy for the treatment of adult patients...
Bayer, Johnson and Johnson to pay 28 million dollars in Xarelto lawsuit Ruby Khatun Khatun8 Dec 2017 9:32 AM ISTA Philadelphia state court jury on Tuesday ordered Bayer AG and Johnson & Johnson to pay $27.8 million to an Indiana couple over the drugmakers’...
Shire in deal to develop a new way to administer hemophilia drug Ruby Khatun Khatun8 Dec 2017 9:15 AM ISTShire Plc said on Tuesday it had partnered with a California-based company to develop a new way to administer a drug to treat hemophilia A.The...
India and Cuba sign MoU for pharma regulation, medical devices Ruby Khatun Khatun7 Dec 2017 11:00 AM ISTNew Delhi: India and Cuba inked a MoU for enhanced cooperation in the health sector by pooling in technical, scientific, financial and human...
Suven Life Sciences gets product patents from Eurasia, Norway Ruby Khatun Khatun7 Dec 2017 10:59 AM ISTNew Delhi: Suven Life Sciences has secured a product patent each from Eurasia and Norway for treatment of disorders associated with neurodegenerative...