Marksons Pharma voluntarily recalls a batch of Metformin XR tablets EP News Bureau Jun 8, 2020 It is due to the detection of NDMA
AYUSH Ministry to act against misleading COVID-19 products Usha Sharma Jun 8, 2020 Industry experts express the need for amendments and clarity in existing regulations for AYUSH products in the larger public…
US FDA grants Lupin’s Mexiletine Orphan Drug Designation EP News Bureau Jun 8, 2020 Myotonic disorders are a group of heterogeneous, inherited, neuromuscular disorders characterized by a shared symptom called…
AstraZeneca blood cancer drug shows signs of helping COVID-19 patients Reuters Jun 8, 2020 Results from the preliminary research involving 19 patients, which was backed by the United States National Institutes of Health,…
Ministry of Health publishes draft New Drugs and Clinical Trials (Amendment) Rules Press Trust of India Jun 8, 2020 The move is aimed at facilitating the availability of new drugs which are in Phase-III clinical trials (human trials) for…
Maharashtra to procure 10,000 vials of remdesivir: Rajesh Tope Press Trust of India Jun 7, 2020 Based on evidence from laboratory, animal and clinical studies, it has generated promising results in MERS-CoV and SARS which are…
AstraZeneca approached Gilead Sciences for a merger: Bloomberg report EP News Bureau Jun 7, 2020 Reportedly, AstraZeneca contacted Gilead last month but the latter is not interested in merging or selling to another big pharma…
Shanghai Junshi Biosciences starts human tests for coronavirus antibody drug Reuters Jun 7, 2020 The experimental drug, JS016, is also expected to begin human study in the US in the second quarter of this year, through…
COVID-19 drug research may drag on into July: Fujifilm Reuters Jun 7, 2020 Researchers have only been able to get around 70 per cent of the patients needed for the trials
The COVID-19 effect on pharma packaging Lakshmipriya Nair Jun 6, 2020 Experts share insights on how COVID-19 is likely to alter trends in pharma packaging and determine its future progress
Combating COVID-19 with global standards EP News Bureau Jun 6, 2020 S Swaminathan, COO, GS1 India outlines why adoption of global standards within supply chains of drugs and PPE is critical to…
CSIR and AIM sign a LoI to foster innovation Press Information Bureau Jun 6, 2020 The joint initiatives and collaboration will be implemented through the development of Work Plans
Local API production in India for COVID-19 repurposed drugs may offer competitive advantage:… EP News Bureau Jun 6, 2020 The advantages will be in terms of supply and price for the formulations manufactured in India, be it remdesivir, favipiravir or…
Zydus Cadila get US FDA approval for Atazanavir capsules EP News Bureau Jun 6, 2020 It is used to treat HIV infection, in combination with other antiretrovirals
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw awarded World Entrepreneur of the Year 2020 by EY EP News Bureau Jun 5, 2020 She is the first woman entrepreneur from India and third Indian to win this title in WEOY Award’s 20-year History
Anti-TNF therapies could treat patients with COVID-19-related ARDS EP News Bureau Jun 5, 2020 This would reduce COVID-19 mortality, as about 17 of COVID-19 patients develop ARDS, states GlobalData
By facilitating whole-genome sequencing we can help in taking swift treatment decisions Usha Sharma Jun 5, 2020 Ashish Kumar, Dubey, COO & Co-Founder, Redcliffe Life Sciences talks about how whole genome sequencing can help in predicting…
DoP issues brief guidelines for bulk drug parks, a detailed one to follow Usha Sharma Jun 5, 2020 It has also announced the details of a financial assistance programme, including grant-in-aid to three bulk drug parks with a…
Lonza appoints Pierre-Alain Ruffieux as new CEO EP News Bureau Jun 5, 2020 Ruffieux is currently Head of Global Pharma Technical Operations at Roche where he and his 12,000-strong team are responsible for…
Sun Pharma initiates Phase II clinical trial on AQCH as potential treatment for COVID-19 EP News Bureau Jun 5, 2020 AQCH is the first phytopharmaceutical drug approved for clinical trial by DCGI for COVID-19 and has shown anti-SARS-CoV-2 effects…