Pharmaceuticals

Sanofi mulls counter bid for Swiss biotech company Actelion

06 Dec 2016

Delhi doctor replaces aortic valve in 76-year-old in non-invasive surgery

05 Dec 2016

The barely 15-minute procedure involved implanting of a new, ready-to-use medical device called core valve

US specialty medical device maker Teleflex to buy Vascular Solutions for $1 bn

05 Dec 2016

Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $1.04 bn over faulty hip implants

02 Dec 2016

In lawsuits that were combined in a trial, the federal jury concluding that J&J misled patients and their doctors about the safety of the Pinnacle hip implant

Valeant Pharmaceuticals talks to sell Salix to Japan’s Takeda breaks down

02 Dec 2016

Some analysts have said that Valeant is an Enron in the making, while others have said that the company is like a pack of cards just waiting to collapse

Australian school students create Martin Shkreli's rip-off drug for under $20

02 Dec 2016

US executive Martin Shkreli who attracted universal scorn for his greed when he raised the price of a tablet of Daraprim from $13.50 to $750 last year, has been bested by a group of Australian high school students.

Delhi high court dumps govt order banning 344 FDC drugs

01 Dec 2016

Swiss biotech company Actelion rejects complete takeover by Johnson & Johnson

01 Dec 2016

Existing intestinal disorder drug holds hope for HIV

01 Dec 2016

WHO finally gives nod for HIV self-testing; India takes note

01 Dec 2016

Though India does not allow HIV self-testing, the UN agency's guidance has prompted the Union health ministry to evaluate the proposal

Chennai’s SIMS Hospital showcases robot surgeon

30 Nov 2016

Gilead starts marketing Truvada as preventative against HIV

30 Nov 2016

Theranos and CEO Elizabeth Holmes being sued by investors

29 Nov 2016

Aurobindo Pharma to buy some commercial products from Teva

26 Nov 2016

Johnson & Johnson in talks to buy Swiss biotechnology firm Actelion

25 Nov 2016

Cipla to sell entire 16.7% stake in US-based Chase Pharmaceuticals to Allergan Plc

24 Nov 2016

European regulator conditionally approves Abbott's $25-bn deal for St Jude Medical

24 Nov 2016

Sun Pharma to buy controlling stake in Russian pharma company JSC Biosintez for $24 mn

23 Nov 2016

Ficci formulates 'self-regulation code of conduct' for e-pharmacies

22 Nov 2016

Novartis to buy Selexys Pharmaceuticals for up to $665 mn

21 Nov 2016

PE firm Ardian in exclusive talks to buy controlling stake in Unither Pharmaceuticals

18 Nov 2016

Top UK doctors urge government to ban routine mass use of antibiotics in farming

14 Nov 2016

Pfizer offers discounted Prevnar 13 for humanitarian programmes

12 Nov 2016

Sun Pharma Q2 net surges 117% to Rs2,235 cr

10 Nov 2016

Bosch enters healthcare sector with first breath analyser for asthmatics

10 Nov 2016