RedHill Biopharma’s antibiotic succeeds in late-stage study
Israel-based RedHill Biopharma Ltd said on Monday its combination antibiotic met the main goal of a late-stage study testing the drug in patients with a type of bacterial infection that…
Drug License Holders Raise Alarm On False Claims Of 100% Result Through Malaria Antibody IVD Kits
Drug license holders have urged the central and state drug regulators to scrutinise the claims made by manufacturers of malaria antibody IVD kits or malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) of…
Sun Pharma tumbles after report of probe
– Shares of India’s Sun Pharmaceutical Industries sank more than 10 percent on Monday after a report of a regulatory probe against the country’s biggest drug manufacturer by market value.…
Drug buyers’ clubs aim to tackle HIV prevention ‘crisis’
By Sonia Elks LONDON: A new generation of drug buyers’ clubs like those set up at the height of the AIDS epidemic is seeking to combat a “crisis” in preventing…
Maha FDA Files FIRs. Against 11 Persons For Trading Immunoglobulin Injections In Open Market
The Maharshtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has filed FIRs. against 11 accused persons in a racket of trading immunoglobulin injections in the open market at prices as high as…
Govt Set To Dilute MD Rules For Testing Labs
New Delhi :The Central government is preparing to water down the regulatory requirements for medical device testing laboratories by providing exemption from mandatory National Accreditation Body for Testing and Calibration…
High-cost Gilead cell therapy proves durable for some lymphoma patients
By Deena Beasley SAN DIEGO: Nearly 40 percent of lymphoma patients treated with a single infusion of Gilead Sciences Inc’s Yescarta were still responding to the cell therapy after at…
Chandigarh: Government suspends licence of 1,000 chemists in 10 months
Chandigarh: In its fight against drugs, the Punjab government has tightened the noose around chemists indulging in malpractices by suspending licences of nearly 1,000 shops in the last 10 months.…
MoH To Amend Law To Regulate Brand Names To Avoid Confusion Over LASA Medications
New Delhi :The Central Drugs Standards Control Organisation (CDSCO) is likely to amend the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules to include a provision for regulating brand names. The Drug Technical Advisory…
HC Raps Delhi Govt Over Lack Of Steps To Regulate Illegal Labs
NEW DELHI:The Delhi high court ticked off the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in the national capital on Friday for not taking any steps to regulate the pathological laboratories and…
