Zydus Cadila gets tentative USFDA nod to Tofacitinib tablets for treating arthritis Farhat Nasim6 April 2019 3:00 PM ISTTofacitinib is used alone or with other medications to treat moderate to severe forms of rheumatoid arthritis, the company said in a BSE filing. New...
Pfizer gets EU nod to VIZIMPRO for treating lung cancer Farhat Nasim6 April 2019 9:40 AM ISTNew Delhi: Pfizer Inc. recently announced that the European Commission has approved VIZIMPRO (dacomitinib), a tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI), as...
US to wrap criminal trial of Insys Therapeutics' executives tied to opioid crisis Medical Dialogues Bureau6 April 2019 8:59 AM ISTBOSTON: Prosecutors on Thursday will present their closing arguments in the trial of the wealthy founder of pharmaceutical company Insys Therapeutics...
Sale of antibiotics, prescription drugs OTC; Court asks Government to reply Meghna A Singhania5 April 2019 10:05 AM ISTThe bench was hearing a PIL filed by Anterrashtriya Upbhokta Kalyan Samiti, which sought direction to the authorities to check that the policy of...
USFDA takes action to combat illegal online sale of opioids including Tramadol Medical Dialogues Bureau5 April 2019 9:15 AM ISTU.S: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration(USFDA) recently announced the issuance of two warning letters to operators of websites that illegally...
Prices of 21 New Drugs fixed by NPPA; Details Meghna A Singhania4 April 2019 10:00 AM ISTThe NPPA order is likely to affect drug majors including Torrent Pharma, Alkem Laboratories, Zydus Pharmaceuticals, Cadila Healthcare, Mylan, Cipla,...
Emcure launches generic Eribulin at 40 percent lower price in India Farhat Nasim4 April 2019 9:30 AM ISTEmcure Pharmaceuticals will manufacture Eribulin at its plant at Hinjewadi in Pune and market it at a cost which will be approximately 40 per cent...
Novartis division resubmits USFDA application for biosimilar Pegfilgrastim Farhat Nasim4 April 2019 9:15 AM ISTNew Delhi: Novartis division, Sandoz, recently announced resubmission of its Biologics License Application (BLA) for a proposed biosimilar...
Cigna caps insulin prices at $25 for 30 days Medical Dialogues Bureau4 April 2019 9:00 AM ISTCigna, which bought pharmacy benefits manager Express Scripts last year, said it was partnering with insulin manufacturers to lower copayments to $25...
NPPA revises ceiling price of 847 formulations including Metformin, Atrovastatin; Details Meghna A Singhania3 April 2019 6:08 PM ISTNew Delhi: Through a recent notification, National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has fixed the ceiling prices of 847 formulations under the...
Novartis to face lawsuit over doctor kickbacks Garima3 April 2019 9:10 AM ISTThe case began in 2011 as a whistleblower lawsuit filed by Oswald Bilotta, a former Novartis sales representative. Such lawsuits, brought under the...
Price Fixation: NPPA revises ceiling prices of 16 drugs including Condoms ; Details Meghna A Singhania2 April 2019 12:34 PM ISTNew Delhi: Through a recent notification, the government regulatory agency, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has fixed the ceiling...
