Domestic generic drug market to touch $27.9 billion by 2020 Pooja10 Sept 2015 10:20 AM ISTAs per a study by ASSOCHAM, the domestic generic drug market will see positive growth backed by the USFDA approvals to Indian pharma firms According...
GSK Pharma inhaled medicine fails the clinical trial Pooja10 Sept 2015 10:00 AM ISTThe inhaled medicine Breo by GSK Pharma failed to prolong life in patients with chronic respiratory disease, smashing all hopes for the sales boost...
USFDA accepts review application from Valeant Pharmaceuticals International and Progenics Pharmaceuticals Pooja9 Sept 2015 5:14 PM ISTUSFDA has in principal given nod for the tablets-based treatment of opioid-induced constipation by accepting RELISTOR (methylnaltrexone bromide)...
Canada lifts ban against two India-based pharmas Meghna A Singhania9 Sept 2015 2:19 PM ISTTORONTO: Health Canada has lifted an 11-month-old ban it imposed on import of pharmaceuticals from two India-based firms after a re-inspection found...
GSK pharma to set up manufacturing unit in Karnataka Pooja9 Sept 2015 10:34 AM ISTGlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals (GSK pharma) today began its work on the 1000-crore manufacturing plant set up in Karnataka. The foundation stone for...
India rejects patent claim to Pfizer Pooja8 Sept 2015 10:48 AM ISTIndia has reportedly again denied Pfizer a patent of rheumatoid arthritis drug tofacitinibPfizer has reportedly sought a patent right over rheumatoid...
Wockhardt to enhance R&D capabilities in drug innovation: MD Meghna A Singhania6 Sept 2015 10:59 PM ISTMUMBAI: Pharma firm Wockhardt will continue to strengthen its R&D capabilities to develop innovative and technologically advanced medicines, a top...
Novartis CEO says diabetics' contact lens tests to start in 2016 -paper Meghna A Singhania6 Sept 2015 10:54 AM ISTZURICH, Sept 5 - Novartis Chief Executive, Joe Jimenez, told a Swiss newspaper that the first human tests of a contact lens it is developing with...
Aurobindo Pharma gets approval from USFDA for hypertension drugs Pooja5 Sept 2015 3:01 PM ISTAurobindo Pharma’s hypertension drug, the generic Telmisartan tablets in the strengths of 20 mg, 40 mg, and 80 mg, has got an approval from the...
Roche wins breakthrough designation from USFDA for haemoplilia medicine Pooja5 Sept 2015 2:54 PM ISTThe Swiss drugmaker Roche has reported that it US based Genentech unit's ACE910 secured the fast-track designation from USFDA for an experimental...
Hypertension drugs recalled by Dr Reddy's Laboratories Meghna A Singhania5 Sept 2015 12:35 PM ISTDr Reddy's Laboratories will recall over 55,000 bottles of Amlodipine besylate and Atorvastatin calcium tablets, used to treat high blood pressure and...
CIPLA on the move to 100 % acquire two generic businesses in US Meghna A Singhania4 Sept 2015 12:10 PM ISTThe Indian Pharmaceutical Giant, CIPLA has today announced  that its UK arm, Cipla EU has entered into definitive agreements is in the process to...
