Currency headwinds quell drug gains in Q4; says Merck KGaA Garima10 March 2019 8:59 AM ISTFRANKFURT: Germany's Merck KGaA posted a 1.3 per cent decline in adjusted core earnings in the fourth quarter as negative currency effects more than...
French court dismisses damage claims against Merck over Levothyrox Farhat Nasim8 March 2019 9:15 AM ISTThe plaintiffs had accused Merck of not providing sufficient information regarding changes to the Levothyrox.France: A court in the French city of...
Merck launches cutting edge fertility technologies in India Farhat Nasim28 Feb 2019 9:05 AM ISTThe introduction of cutting-edge fertility technology complements Merck portfolio and promises to decrease manual labour, increases precision and thus...
SGLT2 inhibitors can lead to serious genital infection: USFDA warning Ruby Khatun Khatun31 Aug 2018 4:50 PM ISTThe SGLT2 inhibitors approved by the FDA include Johnson and Johnson's Invokana, Eli Lilly & Co's Jardiance, as well as those from Bristol-Myers...
US court upholds dismissal of 200 million dollars Merck verdict against Gilead Ruby Khatun Khatun27 April 2018 9:30 AM ISTA U.S. appeals court affirmed a ruling that pharmaceutical company Merck & Co dishonestly obtained patent rights and was not entitled to collect a...
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...
Gilead wins reversal of 2.54 billion dollars hepatitis C drug patent verdict Ruby Khatun Khatun19 Feb 2018 9:45 AM ISTA federal judge in Delaware has overturned a jury's verdict requiring Gilead Sciences Inc to pay a record $2.54 billion because its hepatitis C drugs...
Merck's consumer health sale at risk as Nestle bows out, says report Ruby Khatun Khatun6 Feb 2018 9:45 AM ISTThe sale of Merck KGaA's consumer health unit has been thrown off track after Nestle has pulled out, leaving the race to buy the maker of Seven Seas...
Pfizer gets USFDA approval for second biosimilar of Remicade Ruby Khatun Khatun18 Dec 2017 10:15 AM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Pfizer Inc's second biosimilar to Johnson and Johnson's blockbuster rheumatoid arthritis drug,...
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...
Nestle, Stada prepare rival bids for Merck consumer health: sources Ruby Khatun Khatun6 Dec 2017 9:00 AM ISTLONDON/FRANKFURT: Swiss food giant Nestle and the private equity owners of German drug firm Stada are both preparing tentative bids for Merck KgaA's...
UK announces pharma investment, aims to boost productivity Ruby Khatun Khatun1 Dec 2017 9:45 AM ISTLONDON: Britain has announced a major investment by US drug-maker Merck, as the UK government unveils plans to boost productivity after Brexit.The...
