Chemists’ Association decided not to sell Five Life-Saving drugs
To curbs, the sale of habit-forming de-addiction drugs, Amritsar’s chemists have decided to stop selling five life-saving medicines, including tramadol. General Secretary of the Amritsar Chemist Association, Piyush Sharma sent…
‘Laser operation can prevent blindness in preterm babies’
Nagpur: Generally, a pre-term or premature and low birth weight baby is administered oxygen for some time after birth. But this higher concentration oxygen can prove to be dangerous to…
Cipla arm secures marketing rights for cancer drug in US
Drug major Cipla today said its subsidiary has secured rights from Hyderabad-based MSN Laboratories to market and distribute colon cancer treatment drug Capecitabine in the US market. Cipla USA, Inc,…
Recalling defective vaccines will deal heavy blow to China’s drug exports: experts
China’s recalling of the defective vaccines and special category drugs from home and abroad, including India, over safety concerns will strike a heavy blow to drug exports and damage the…
Dr Reddy’s top hand Alok Sonig quits
Alok Sonig, the CEO of developed markets at Dr Reddy’s Laboratories, has quit barely five months after he was promoted to the role. Sonig’s unexpected departure is seen as a…
Pharma stocks sag; Dr Reddy’s Labs, Sun Pharma, Lupin top drags
NEW DELHI: A majority of pharma stocks were trading in the lower terrain in Monday’s trading session, keeping the sectoral pack down. The Nifty Pharma index was trading 0.47 per…
Health ministry likely to ban over 300 combo drugs
NEW DELHI: The health ministry may soon ban over 300 fixed-dose combination (FDC) medicines, accepting recommendations of a sub-committee of India’s apex drug advisory body. The move, which is expected…
Allergan sues Pfizer over costs of opioid litigation
Allergan Plc on Thursday sued Pfizer Inc to require its rival to cover any damages it is forced to pay as a result of hundreds of lawsuits claiming Allergan deceptively…
Chinese biotech Ascletis rallies in HK debut, in test of new market rules
HONG KONG: Shares in Chinese biotech company Ascletis Pharma Inc rose as much as 6.4 percent on their debut in Hong Kong on Wednesday, in the first such listing in…
Safe Point expresses cautious optimism on national plan for safe injections
New Delhi: Hope floated for the advocates of National Swachha Injection Abhiyan with the launch of National Viral Hepatitis Control Program by the Government of India. But they have expressed…
