Fake Yellow Fever Vaccine certificates Pose Health Risks
The acute shortage of the yellow fever vaccine combined with a propensity for corruption could be posing a serious public […]
Pharma
Cipla, Alembic move court on new drug pricing
Pharmaceutical companies are gearing up to challenge the Centres populist move to slash prices of essential medicines through the new […]
Abbott Laboratories upbeat about Indian pharma market
Pharma giant Abbott Laboratories said it is committed to the Indian market and has a clear strategy for the country: […]
App To Monitor Blood Pressure Scoops Top Prize At First BMJ Hack Day
A simple smartphone app that makes it easier for GPs to help patients with long terms conditions that require regular […]
Health Ministry to check if Pharma FDI policy mars public health
The health ministry will hold an inter-ministerial meeting on Monday to ensure that the existing foreign direct investment policy in […]
New bill proposes central licensing for some critical drugs
Licences for manufacturing drugs under 17 critical categories will be given only by the Centre and not by states, a […]
Indias first New Drug, SynriamTM, developed by Ranbaxy wins Innovation Award
India’s largest pharmaceutical company, today announced that it has been conferred with the Innovation Excellence Platinum Award at the ASSOCHAM […]
Govt to review suspension of three drugs
The Drug Technical Advisory Board (DTAB), the governments top advisory body on medicines, is likely to meet on July 19 […]
Sanford-Burnham researchers develop novel nanoparticle to deliver powerful RNA interference drugs
Silencing genes that have malfunctioned is an important approach for treating diseases such as cancer and heart disease. One effective […]
Government mulling ban on sale of TB drugs in open market
Sale of tuberculosis drugs could be prohibited in open market as part of efforts to ensure calibrated and monitored administration […]
No compensation if a drug fails to deliver desired results during clinical trials
A person undergoing clinical trial wouldn’t become eligible for financial compensation just because a new investigational potential drug fails to […]
Centre to fix an asthma drug price: SC
In a major setback to pharmaceutical companies, the Supreme Court today held that asthma medicine Doxofylline is a bulk drug […]
EU drug groups to disclose payments to doctors under transparency code
Drugmakers operating in Europe need to disclose payments made to doctors starting in 2016 in an effort to boost transparency […]
