Trevena’s opioid painkiller fails to get FDA panel backing
By Saumya Joseph and Ankur Banerjee Trevena Inc’s opioid injection for managing acute pain failed to win the backing of an advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration on…
CHENNAI: State to spend Rs 35 lakh more for common drug
CHENNAI: The state health department will soon have to spend about Rs 35 lakh more a month for a commonly used drug in labour rooms of government hospitals following the…
Walgreens revenue hit by weakness in personal care products, OTC drugs
By Manas Mishra Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc came up short of analysts’ estimates for quarterly revenue on Thursday, as sales of personal care products and over-the-counter drugs fell both in…
Pune: Doctors on 108 ambulance deny transport to a swine flu patient
The unavailability of safety gears for doctors of 108 ambulance services is directly affecting the patients, who are not being taken aboard after presenting with flu-like symptoms. In one such…
UP to open 6 pharma parks; gets Rs 5,000-6,000 cr commitment
The Uttar Pradesh government is planning to open six pharma parks across the state and has received an investment commitment of about Rs 5,000-6,000 crore from domestic and multinational pharma…
Hospitals seek commission on blood given to patients
Kolhapur: The Kolhapur District Blood Banks Association (KDBBA) has decided to blacklist those hospitals which are demanding a commission in the amount charged by banks to provide blood or blood…
Dialysis at discounted rate facility
Pune: A facility to offer dialysis at the discounted rate of Rs400 would be made available at the Pune Municipal Corporation-run Balasaheb Thackeray hospital near Mitramandal Chowk. The standing committee…
No MRI at GB Pant hospital: NHRC notice to Centre, Delhi
NEW DELHI: The National Human Rights Commission has issued notice to the chief secretary of Delhi and the Union health secretary over a TOI report dated October 4 that highlighted…
SSG hospital warned of sealing X-ray facility
Vadodara: As teams from the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) – the nuclear watchdog of the country – has started conducting surprise inspections of medical diagnostic centres across major cities…
Zydus leads race for Complan with Rs 4,500-crore bid
NEW DELHI|MUMBAI: Zydus Cadila Group has mounted an aggressive Rs 4,500 crore offer for the Kraft Heinz Company’s consumer brand business in India, outbidding the Coca-Cola Company for a portfolio…
