Otsuka licenses Mylan subsidiary to bring MDR TB drug delamanid to IndiaMDR TB is on the rise in India which, together with China and Russia, accounts for over half of these cases worldwide, according to a recen...
Otsuka enters deal with Mylan to bring MDR TB drug to IndiaThe Drug Controller General of India has granted Mylan’s subsidiary approval for the drug, according to a release by the company. The drug,...
Half of 4.3 million undocumented TB cases in India, Indonesia, Nigeria: WHOThere were estimated 10.4 million new TB cases worldwide in 2015, the global health body said that six countries including India accounted ...
4 of 6 drugs ineffective in 70% of deadly TB cases, Mumbai doctors sayFour of the six drugs given to patients with MDR-TB under the RNTCP could be ineffective in nearly 70% of patients, a study by Mumbai's Hin...
Government launches new medicine to treat drug resistant TBAhead of World Tuberculosis Day on March 24, government today launched Bedaquiline, a new class of anti-tuberculosis medicine discovered to...
‘Miracle drug’ for resistant Tuberculosis to be rolled out for trial todayA ‘miracle drug’ to battle multi-drug resistant tuberculosis MDR-TB, and extensively-drug resistant TB (XDR-TB), will be rolled out on Mond...
WHO reports says India has highest number of TB cases: GovernmentA recent WHO report has ranked India with having the highest number of tuberculosis cases in the world, Health Minister J P Nadda said toda...
Dishman gets licence from Johnson & Johnson to produce TB drug raw materialDishman Pharmaceuticals and Chemicals today said it has received a licence from Johnson & Johnson to manufacture raw material for a tubercu...
Study reveals 57% of TB patients given wrong drugsHere's why drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) breeds freely in Mumbai: Patients don't get appropriate medication.
India inks USD 100 mn agreement with World Bank for treatment of TB"The project will contribute to scaling up free-of-charge MDR TB services, helping many more families avoid death and impoverishment.
A million children develop TB annually: StudyResearchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School estimated the number of childhood tuberculosis cases at 1 million ...
TB patients in India: WHO stresses on need to improve treatment, but heath ministry says all fineThe WHO reckons India needs to improve diagnosis and treatment of patients to shrug off the lethal distinction of being the world's TB capi...
- Arunachal launches DOTS plus for TB patients
Arunachal Pradesh has taken a lead in the entire North-East with the launching of first-of-its-kind DOTS (Directly Observed Treatment) plus...
- TB drops globally, wreaks havoc in India
The number of people who fell ill with tuberculosis globally dropped to 8.8 million in 2010, the disease still wreaked havoc in India
- New MDR TB drugs to hit market in 4-5 years
New drugs for multi-drug resistant tuberculosis that are expected to shorten the duration of treatment will be available in four to five ye...
- Eli Lilly to invest $50m in TB eradication alliance
Eli Lilly and Co will invest an additional $50 million in Lilly Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) Partnership, a global TB eradica...
- Eli Lilly & co announces partnership to fight MDR-TB
Eli Lilly and Company has announced plans to invest an additional $50 million in a global partnership to fight Multi-Drug Resistant Tubercu...