Exelixis and Pfizer drugs compete in kidney cancer trial savita thakur thakur12 Oct 2016 1:11 PM ISTCopenhagen : Exelixis's drug Cabometyx outperformed Pfizer's Sutent in a clinical study for the treatment of metastatic kidney cancer, suggesting it...
Piramal Enterprises to acquire Janssen's injectable anaesthesia, pain management products savita thakur thakur11 Oct 2016 12:29 PM ISTMumbai : Piramal Enterprises announced that its wholly owned Critical Care subsidiary in the UK has entered into an agreement to acquire five...
Geistlich dental products to be available in India savita thakur thakur11 Oct 2016 10:04 AM ISTNew Delhi : Swiss medical products firm Geistlich Pharma AG said two of its globally patented products used for dental regeneration will now be...
Mylan to pay $465 mn over EpiPen overcharges to Medicaid savita thakur thakur11 Oct 2016 10:02 AM ISTNew York : Mylan will pay $465 million to resolve accusations from some regulators that it over billed the federal Medicaid program for the EpiPen...
AstraZeneca CEO: Bristol drug flop opens big cancer opportunity savita thakur thakur11 Oct 2016 10:02 AM ISTCopenhagen : The failure of Bristol-Myers Squibb's blockbuster Opdivo immunotherapy in previously untreated lung cancer patients has opened up the...
Novartis challenges Pfizer with strong breast cancer drug data savita thakur thakur11 Oct 2016 10:02 AM ISTAn experimental Novartis pill given with an older drug kept advanced breast cancer in check far longer than standard treatment alone, putting it on...
Revenue Intelligence seizes 100 kg of ALPRAZOLAM from Vizag factory savita thakur thakur10 Oct 2016 12:01 PM ISTHyderabad : Directorate of Revenue Intelligence has seized around 100 kgs of alprazolam with a market value of Rs 2.52 crore, allegedly manufactured...
Ajanta Pharmas Guwahati facility to be ready by Mar 2017 savita thakur thakur10 Oct 2016 11:53 AM ISTMumbai : Drug maker Ajanta Pharma said its new formulations facility at Guwahati will be commercialised before March 2017 and Dahej manufacturing...
Pfizer to seek more modern headquarters in Manhattan savita thakur thakur10 Oct 2016 11:52 AM ISTPfizer Inc, the largest U.S. drugmaker, said it aims to sell its world headquarters buildings in midtown Manhattan by the end of 2017 and begin moving...
Merck's Keytruda achieves 24 percent response in bladder cancer study savita thakur thakur10 Oct 2016 9:53 AM ISTMerck & Co's immunotherapy Keytruda proved effective as an initial treatment for nearly a quarter of patients with advanced bladder cancer too...
Indian biosimilars market may reach $40 bn by 2030: Report savita thakur thakur9 Oct 2016 10:46 AM ISTHyderabad : Biosimilars presents a $240 billion global opportunity for Indian pharmaceuticals industry, while the domestic market is expected to reach...
AstraZeneca licenses respiratory drug to Insmed savita thakur thakur9 Oct 2016 10:33 AM ISTDrugmaker Insmed Inc said it had bought the rights to an experimental early-stage respiratory drug from Britain's AstraZeneca Plc in a deal worth $150...