Pharmaceuticals

Pfizer secures Indian patent for its pneumonia vaccine

23 Aug 2017

Pfizer's patent on the same vaccine was revoked by the European Patent Office last year, and is being challenged in the United States and South Korea

Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay record $417 mn in talcum powder case

22 Aug 2017

Echeverria who filed the law suit alleged that Johnson & Johnson failed to adequately warn consumers even as it was fully aware of the talcum powder’s potential cancer risks

Novartis begins human testing of new anti-malaria drug

21 Aug 2017

FDA approves Pfizer's Bespona for treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia

18 Aug 2017

Draft pharma policy seeks to bridle NPPA’s pricing powers

18 Aug 2017

Drug prices once fixed by the NPPA cannot be revised unless directed by the government or by courts, as per the draft policy

Govt slashes ceiling prices of knee implants by up to 69%

17 Aug 2017

The price cuts, varying from 59 per cent to 69 per cent, are expected to result in overall annual savings of about Rs1,500 crore for the 1-1.5 lakh patients in India

Alternative medicine for cancer raises death risk: study

17 Aug 2017

South Carolina sues Purdue Pharma LP over deceptive marketing practices

16 Aug 2017

Purdue Pharma sued by New Hampshire AG office over deceptive marketing

10 Aug 2017

Brooklyn jury finds price-gouger Martin Shkreli guilty of defrauding investors

05 Aug 2017

Cap on knee implant prices in offing as huge disparities found

05 Aug 2017

Govt looks to reduce pharma industry’s bulk drug imports

04 Aug 2017

Govt to block $1.3bn sale of Gland Pharma to China’s Fosun

01 Aug 2017

A pioneer in injectables, including vials, ampoules, pre-filled syringes, lyophilized vials, dry powders, infusions and ophthalmic solutions, Gland Pharma’s manufacturing facilities are accepted by all global regulatory agencies

AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi gets Breakthrough Therapy Designation from FDA

31 Jul 2017

Jury to deliberate in Martin Shkreli fraud on Monday trial

29 Jul 2017

AstraZeneca and Merck in $8.5-billion oncology deal

27 Jul 2017

Fake news discouraging use of life-saving statin medication: experts

25 Jul 2017

Internet Brands to acquire WebMD for $2.8 bn

25 Jul 2017

Boots apologises for response to calls to cut cost of morning-after pill

22 Jul 2017

Yet another study warns of superbugs in Indian poultry

22 Jul 2017

Tatas sell contract research arm Advinus to Eurofins Scientific

21 Jul 2017

GlaxoSmithKline to sell Horlicks malted drinks business in UK

20 Jul 2017

FDA panel approves Mylan-Biocon’s biosimilar cancer drug

14 Jul 2017

Some private hospitals in Maharashtra reselling catheters: FDA

11 Jul 2017

The report by the state drug regulator FDA has also found that private hospitals in Mumbai were selling catheters to patients for almost 200 per cent to 300 per cent of the cost

UK pharma companies sue NHS over restrictions on medicine funds

11 Jul 2017

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