Suven Life gets product patents from Brazil, Eurasia

Suven Life Sciences Thursday said it has been granted a product patent by Brazil and Eurasia each for a new chemical entity (NCE) used in treatment of disorders associated with…

Glimmer of hope: New ‘supercharged’ drug can protect nerve cells that lead to Alzheimer’s

LONDON: Scientists have developed a drug with potential to stop the breakdown of nerves and brain cells that may lead to Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and motor neuron disease. Alzheimer’s disease is…

Vote for Overhaul of ailing & brazenly Unethical Indian Healthcare System in 2019

New Delhi: The Alliance of Doctors for Ethical Healthcare (ADEH) feels that Ayushman Bharat has made health an inevitable issue of electoral politics in India. Though, the alliance feels, Ayushman…

Meet Youngest recipient of Bilateral N7 Cochlear Implants

New Delhi: An 8 month old boy of Punjabi Bagh, New Delhi weighing barely 10KG becomes the youngest recipient of bilateral simultaneous cochlear implant in the country. This challenging procedure…

API Sector Faces Double Whammy Of Supply Disruption And Price Hike

The active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) industry is seen to have encountered a double whammy with disruptions in supply and surge in prices impacting finished formulation manufacture in 2018. Going forward,…

Central Govt Plans 75% Trade Margin Cap On Imported & Domestic Medical Devices

Mumbai : In a bid to protect patients from being fleeced by exorbitant 1000%-3000% mark up on maximum retail prices (MRP) of medical devices, the central government is considering a…

New Anti-Viral Composition Effective In Combating Influenza A Viruses

Scientists have developed a unique anti-viral composition that can effectively provide protection against several influenza A viruses such as H1N1, H3N2, H5N1 and H7N9. Influenza, a contagious respiratory illness that…

Drug inspectors seize expired medicines worth Rs 40,000

Pilibhit: A team of five drug inspectors conducted raids at an unlicensed drug store in Gajraula Kalan area of Pilibhit district on Wednesday morning for allegedly selling expired medicines and…

Sun Pharma arm gets relief from US court in patent infringement case

NEW DELHI: Sun Pharma Wednesday said, DUSA Pharmaceuticals, an arm of of the Mumbai based pharma giant, has received relief from a US court in a patent infringement case. Massachusetts-based…

Lupin partners with AbbVie to develop, commercialise novel oncology drug

New Delhi: Drug firms Lupin and AbbVie Monday announced a partnership to develop and commercialise Lupin’s novel oncology drug to treat hematological cancers for an upfront fee of USD 30…