Pharma, biotech stocks fall after Trump comment on drug prices savita thakur thakur11 Dec 2016 1:12 PM ISTNEW YORK- Shares of U.S. pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies tumbled after President-elect Donald Trump said he would "bring down drug...
Three Made in India drugs recalled in US- FDA supriya kashyap kashyap8 Dec 2016 12:20 PM ISTNew Delhi : Three different drugs made in India, including by Cadila Pharma and Alkem Laboratories, are being recalled in the US for not meeting the...
79 demand notices issued to drug cos for overcharging: Govt supriya kashyap kashyap8 Dec 2016 9:10 AM ISTNew Delhi : National drug price regulator NPPA has issued 79 demand notices to pharmaceutical companies for overcharging for non-scheduled...
Delhi HC pulls up Government on fixing MRP of coronary stents supriya kashyap kashyap7 Dec 2016 3:09 PM ISTNew Delhi : The Delhi High Court asked the Centre as to why the maximum retail price (MRP) of coronary stents, used to treat narrowed or weakened...
Global prescription drug spend seen at 1.5 trillion dollars by 2021: report supriya kashyap kashyap6 Dec 2016 11:32 AM ISTGlobal spending on prescription medicines will reach nearly $1.5 trillion by 2021, although the annual rate of growth will decrease from recent years,...
EU health regulator warns some hep C drugs could reactivate hep B Meghna A Singhania5 Dec 2016 1:17 PM ISTThe European Medicines Agency warned that some of the most successful hepatitis C treatments on the market could reactivate hepatitis B in patients,...
FDA approves Jardiance to reduce cardiovascular death in adults with type 2 diabetes supriya kashyap kashyap4 Dec 2016 1:11 PM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new indication for Jardiance (empagliflozin) to reduce the risk of cardiovascular death in adult...
IFC plans to invest 200-300 million dollars in healthcare sector supriya kashyap kashyap4 Dec 2016 10:15 AM ISTThe World Bank's private lending arm International Finance Corporation (IFC) is exploring the possibility of investing $200-300 million in Indian...
No proposal to set up a pharma ministry, says Government supriya kashyap kashyap3 Dec 2016 9:10 AM ISTGovernment has said there is no proposal to set up a separate ministry for pharmaceuticals, and it is yet to allocate budget for developing common...
Big Relief to Pharma Companies: Delhi HC quashes ban on FDC drugs Meghna A Singhania1 Dec 2016 2:08 PM ISTNew Delhi: In a move that would bring great relief to pharmaceutical companies across the country, the Delhi High Court has set aside the government...
Ex-Ranbaxy promoters to submit asset declarations to Delhi HC in Daiichi Case kanchan joshi joshi1 Dec 2016 1:34 PM ISTArguments to be heard in March 2017New Delhi: Hearing on the case of enforcement of Singapore arbitration award on Singh brothers on Monday, the High...
Government to notify list of Over-the-counter drugs kanchan joshi joshi30 Nov 2016 1:26 PM ISTNew Delhi: In an initiative to stop the sale of antibiotics and other high-risk drugs without prescription by some pharmacies, as well as to ease out...