Novartis’ blood disorder drug gets FDA approval for expanded use

Novartis AG said on Friday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration expanded the use of its low platelets drug to treat patients with a rare, genetic blood disorder. The drug,…

Drug developer Tesaro explores sale

Cancer drug developer Tesaro Inc is exploring a sale and is working with financial advisers after receiving takeover interest, Bloomberg reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. Shares…

Arena Pharma soars on deal with United Therapeutics for hypertension drug

Shares of Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc jumped nearly 30 percent after the drug developer sold rights to develop and sell its hypertension treatment to United Therapeutics Corp, fetching it $800 million…

Post GST, pharma sector grew 6 percent till May-end: Mansukh Mandaviya

After the implementation of GST, the pharmaceutical sector grew 6 per cent to Rs 1,31,312 crore on a year-on-year basis till May 31, Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers…

USD 720,000 can be a Fine in China For Faking Vaccine Tests After Scandal

Recently highlighted Rabies vaccine scandal urged the Chinese government to amend their laws as it fulled public fears over domestically made medicines. A new law has been proposed and according…

Strong restrictions should be made to put a stop on Illegal Sale Of Bodybuilding Steroids

27 years old gym trainer has been arrested for the possession of steroids worth over Rs 10 lakh and he is selling these steroids illegally to the bodybuilders. With his…

Dangerous Misuse Of Antibiotics, WHO warned

WHO ( World Health Organization) shared warning about the misuse of antibiotics as WHO mapped the consumption graph and it is dangerously high in many of the countries while a…

Patients and industry fret over drug supplies, if no Brexit deal

By Ben Hirschler Consumers and the pharmaceuticals industry alike are anxious about medicine supplies, if there is no deal on Britain’s departure from the European Union. While the EU and…

Zydus Cadila gets USFDA nod for leukemia treatment injection

New Delhi: Zydus Cadila Wednesday said it has received approval from the US health regulator to market Arsenic Trioxide injection, used to treat a type of leukemia. Zydus Cadila has…

Cancer Painkiller Buprenorphine tablets seized by Excise Team

46 years old man named Gulab has been arrested for carrying 503 ampoules of buprenorphine and 140 Nitrazepam tablets. Excise officials said that possession of more than one gram of…