Walgreens to link up with FedEx on next-day drug delivery as Amazon nears

Walgreens Boots Alliance said on Thursday it would partner with FedEx Corp to launch a next-day delivery service for prescription drugs nationwide, giving it a leg up as Amazon threatens…

1 In 8 Deaths in India in 2017 was thanks to air pollution

New Delhi: Air pollution in India is having severe impact on health of its population. One in eight deaths in India was attributable to air pollution in India in 2017,…

Taxmen begin scrutiny of Unilever-GSK deal

Taxmen have begun to scrutinise the $3.8-billion (3.3-billion euro) Unilever-GSK transaction and could raise demand on the value of the sale of Horlicks brand to the Anglo-Dutch multinational by invoking…

Lower drug sales potential at Bayer underscores need for deals

By Ludwig Burger FRANKFURT: Germany’s Bayer, which acquired seed company Monsanto this year, reduced its combined sales estimate for its most promising experimental drugs, acknowledging it needs to do more…

Amroli medicine distributor duped for Rs 26 lakh

Surat: Police booked four persons in Amroli on Tuesday for alleged cheating a businessman of Rs 26 lakh by offering him a highly profitable deal of medicinal oil. The accused…

Maha FDA Prohibits Use Of Contaminated Ranitidine Injectible Drug

The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has prohibited the use of contaminated ranitidine injectible drug as its samples meant for government supply at the Government Medical College and Hospital…

Sanofi plans 670 job cuts in France by end 2020

PARIS: French drugmaker Sanofi told unions on Wednesday it was planning to cut 670 jobs in France, a union representative told Reuters. The plan, which is to be set on…

Revance Therapeutics’ frown lines treatment succeeds in late-stage trial

Medical aesthetics company Revance Therapeutics Inc said on Tuesday that its long-acting injectable drug was successful in reducing moderate-to-severe frown lines in a late-stage study. The successful completion of the…

J&J’s multiple myeloma drug reduces risk of death in late-stage study

Johnson & Johnson’s blockbuster blood cancer drug Darzalex significantly reduced the risk of disease progression or death in patients who have not been previously treated for multiple myeloma, late-stage study…

Evidence thin on medical pot, EU illegal drugs body says

By Axel Bugge LISBON: Evidence is still thin on the benefits of medicinal use of cannabis, an EU agency that monitors illegal drugs and addiction said on Tuesday, urging more…