Antiviral drug remdesivir should not be used to treat Covid patients, warns WHO MD Bureau20 Nov 2020 1:15 PM ISTGeneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday warned that the antiviral drug remdesivir should not be used to treat Covid-19 patients no...
Govt mulls strategy to procure Pfizer Covid vaccine despite cold storage challenges Farhat Nasim19 Nov 2020 5:28 PM ISTThe arrangement of cold chains for storing the vaccine developed by Pfizer at a low temperature of minus 70 degrees Celsius is a big challenge and it...
COVID antibody test in 10 mins: Cipla launches Covi-G for COVID-19 rapid antibody detection Ruchika Sharma18 Nov 2020 3:02 PM ISTMumbai: Drug major, Cipla Limited, today announced that the company signed a licensing agreement with a Belgium- based firm, Multi G for the...
Pfizer pulls Dr Reddys, Aurobindo Pharma to US court over blockbuster cancer drug Ibrance Ruchika Sharma17 Nov 2020 5:54 PM ISTPfizer in its petition stated that Aurobindo Pharma and Dr Reddys have submitted ANDA to the USFDA seeking approval to engage in commercial...
Sanofi claims its Covid vaccine will not need supercooling, can be kept in fridge Farhat Nasim16 Nov 2020 5:57 PM ISTThe Pfizer vaccine is "a little more advanced" in the development process, said Bogillot, France Chief of Sanofi, but "one laboratory is not going to...
NPPA Fixes Ceiling Price Of 8 Formulations; Details Ruchika Sharma15 Nov 2020 11:00 AM ISTNew Delhi: Through a recent notice, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA), Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers, Government of India...
CDSCO Flags 8 Drug Samples As Not Of Standard Quality Farhat Nasim14 Nov 2020 11:00 AM ISTNew Delhi: The apex drug regulatory body, Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) has flagged 8 drug samples as 'Not of Standard Quality'...
Pfizer, Israel strike deal for 8 million doses of potential COVID19 vaccine Ruchika Sharma13 Nov 2020 6:35 PM ISTIn televised remarks, Netanyahu said the agreement marked "a great day for Israel" and added: "The goal is for the vaccine supply to start in January...
Macleods Pharma proposes chewable Faviparavir, gets rejected by CDSCO panel Farhat Nasim12 Nov 2020 4:57 PM ISTNew Delhi: In a major setback to Mumbai-based drugmaker Macleods Pharmaceuticals Ltd, the Subject Expert Committee (SEC) functional under the Central...
Eli Lilly neutralizing antibody gets USFDA emergency use authorization for Covid treatment Ruchika Sharma11 Nov 2020 6:47 PM ISTIndianapolis: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) recently granted Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for Eli Lilly and Company's...
Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine found 90 percent effective against Covid19 MD Bureau10 Nov 2020 4:15 PM ISTPfizer Chairman and CEO Albert Bourla called the development "a great day for science and humanity."
USFDA issues 13 observations after inspection of Lupin arm's Somerset facility Ruchika Sharma9 Nov 2020 5:29 PM ISTNew Delhi: Drug firm Lupin on Monday said the US health regulator has issued 13 observations after inspection of its subsidiary''s Somerset...
