Fosun agrees to buy KKR-backed Gland Pharma for $1.4 billion: Source savita thakur thakur30 July 2016 12:22 PM ISTHong Kong : Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co Ltd has agreed to buy Gland Pharma backed by KKR & Co. LP for about $1.4 billion, a person with...
Govt mulling making pharma marketing uniform code compulsory savita thakur thakur29 July 2016 1:39 PM ISTNew Delhi : The government is considering making the voluntary uniform code for Pharma Marketing Practices compulsory and would open 3,000 Jan...
Almirall and Sun Pharma enter into a License Agreement for Tildrakizumab in Europe for Psoriasis savita thakur thakur29 July 2016 1:38 PM ISTMumbai : Sun Pharma, , and its wholly owned subsidiary and Almirall have recently announced a licensing agreement on the development and...
FDA approves Adlyxin to treat type 2 diabetes savita thakur thakur29 July 2016 1:37 PM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Adlyxin (lixisenatide), a once-daily injection to improve glycemic control (blood sugar levels), along...
AstraZeneca earnings hit by waning cholesterol drug sales savita thakur thakur29 July 2016 1:37 PM ISTLondon : Generic competition to cholesterol buster Crestor in the U.S. market pushed second quarter earnings down by nearly a third at drugmaker...
FDA updates warnings for fluoroquinolone antibiotics savita thakur thakur28 July 2016 12:45 PM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved safety labeling changes for a class of antibiotics, called fluoroquinolones, to enhance warnings about...
Ziqitza's emergency medical service unit to make a foray into Dubai savita thakur thakur28 July 2016 12:44 PM ISTMumbai : Ziqitza Gulf Medical Response and Ambulance Services (GMRAS), a subsidiary of Ziqitza Healthcare Ltd recently won a tender to service the...
GlaxoSmithKline invests $360 million in post Brexit UK manufacturing savita thakur thakur28 July 2016 12:44 PM ISTLondon : Drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline revealed plans to invest £275 million into three of its British manufacturing sites, shrugging off Brexit...
RPG Life Sciences inks pact to acquire Sun Pharma's 7 brands savita thakur thakur28 July 2016 12:43 PM ISTNew Delhi : Drug firm RPG Life Sciences inked a pact to acquire seven prescription brands from Sun Pharmaceutical Industries for a consideration of Rs...
Lupin gets USFDA tentative nod for generic Lexiva tablets savita thakur thakur28 July 2016 12:43 PM ISTDrug firm Lupin has received tentative approval from the US health regulator to market generic Lexiva tablets used for treatment of HIV infection in...
Columbia Asia Receives $101M ( Rs 680 cr Appx) Investment from Mitsui & Co. savita thakur thakur27 July 2016 8:09 PM ISTColumbia Asia, one of the largest and healthcare companies in Asia, announced today it is receiving $101 million in investment from Mitsui & Co.,...
Recro Pharma's intravenous painkiller succeeds in trial, shares soar savita thakur thakur27 July 2016 2:54 PM ISTRecro Pharma Inc (REPH.O) said an intravenous version of its lead painkiller was successful in the first of two pivotal late-stage trials, sending the...