J&J gets $2.7 billion offer for sterilization unit from Fortive
Johnson & Johnson said on Wednesday that Fortive Corp had offered to buy its medical sterilization unit for about $2.7 billion in cash. J&J has been reviewing its portfolio of…
NPPA’s drug price fixing power to be curbed
NEW DELHI: In an attempt to revamp drug price regulation in the country, while strengthening implementation and market monitoring, the government is set to restructure the regulator, National Pharmaceutical Pricing…
Late-stage breast cancer cured by ‘immunotherapy’
A woman with an aggressive form of breast cancer which defied chemotherapy and spread to other organs, was cured with an experimental treatment that triggered her immune system, researchers said.…
Will make cancer drug Fulphila in Bengaluru: Biocon CMD
In a major milestone for domestic company Biocon, the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) has approved its biosimilar Pegfilgrastim for cancer, co-developed with Mylan. Pegfilgrastim (Fulphila) will represent a…
Modicare cut prices around 15-20% from CGHS for medical services
The Indian government-sponsored scheme “National Health Protection Scheme (NHPS)”, known as Modicare will cover the new 1,354 fixed rate packages which are around 15-20% lower from the prices set by…
Soon a text message will be enough to spot fake medicines
It’s like impossible for a common man to recognize the medicine is fake or original. But soon that’s impossible work will be changed to possible and without any medical knowledge.…
Appellant got extra time from the DTAB Panel On banned FDCs!!
DTAB’s sub-committee has been examining the case related to the ban on 300-plus fixed-dose combination (FDC) drugs and extended the time limit to make submission of information on these banned…
India may get affected by US President Donald Trump’s New Drug Plan
Foreign Countries extorting unreasonably low prices from US drug-makers, to enable their countrymen to pay much less than American citizens for the same medicines. US President Donald Trump criticized foreign…
New ways to handle drug menace through advertise the name of abusive substance sellers
The government will publish names of the seller who were involved in selling abusive substance and harming the society in the Srinagar/Kashmir. Increasing drug abuse giving an alarm to the…
Boom for Ayurvedic medicine dealers due to increasing inclination towards the use of natural products!!
Tulshibaug’s medicine sellers experienced the boom in the sale of their ayurvedic raw materials. These traders are engaged in selling ayurvedic medicines for nearly 100 years, three shops nestled in…