Sustained rise in antimicrobial resistance in India: ICMR studyThis is the fifth detailed report on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) trends and patterns from the country published by the ICMR. This year's...
10 Sep, 2022, 10.51 AM IST
Monkeypox is a health emergency now. Where could it spread next and who is at risk? ExplainedLast month, the World Health Organization declared monkeypox a global public health emergency.
08 Aug, 2022, 06.00 PM IST
Drug maker Wockhardt on fast track of innovationThe renewed optimism in the global outlook for anti-infective products vindicates the company’s long-term strategy.
09 Jan, 2016, 03.39 AM IST
Humans carry more superbugs than farm animals, says new studyHumans carry more antibiotic-resistant bacteria than the farm animals they handle, a new study on dairy farmers has found.
25 Aug, 2015, 04.51 PM IST
Wockhardt's WCK 771 and WCK 2349 recieve QIDP status from US FDAThis is the first instance of an Indian pharmaceutical company receiving a QIDP status, Wockhardt said in a release issued here.
01 Sep, 2014, 04.41 AM IST
USFDA grants Qualified Infectious Disease Product status to two Wockhardt drugsTwo drugs - WCK 771 and WCK 2349 - have received QIDP status, which allows fast-track review of the drug application by the USFDA.
31 Aug, 2014, 07.11 PM IST
Venus Remedies gets additional US patent nod for VancoplusDrug firm Venus Remedies received additional patent approval from USPTO for its product 'Vancoplus', used for treating bacterial infections.
26 May, 2014, 03.26 PM IST
New class of antibiotics discoveredScientists have discovered a new class of antibiotics to fight deadly bacteria such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and othe...
09 Mar, 2014, 12.40 PM IST
Drug resistant bugs and evolving infections need to be researchedThe Centre for Disease Control (CDC), USA, believes that a single infectious organism, MRSA, kills more people in the US than AIDS.
20 Jan, 2014, 04.49 AM IST
- "Super superbug" NDM-1 spreads in Europe
Some 77 cases of a multi-drug resistant "superbug" from India first reported in Britain in August have now been detected in 13 European cou...
17 Nov, 2010, 08.30 PM IST
- Venus files patent application for anti-bacterial drug
Pharmaceutical firm Venus Remedies on Monday said it has filed a patent application for its combination drug for the treatment of multi-bac...
10 Mar, 2008, 02.58 PM IST
- Venus Remedies gets nod for Cystis Fibrosis drug
Venus Remedies has reported that the Drug Controller General of India has granted approval for launch of its fourth innovative R&D develope...
03 Mar, 2008, 11.00 AM IST
- Foreign players look at India to develop lower-cost drugs
German pharma major Boehringer Ingelheim is close to completing its first in-licensing deal with an Indian pharmaceutical company.
23 May, 2007, 12.18 AM IST
- Wanted, MNC allies
New drug discoveries are the pharmaceutical equivalent of an alchemist’s search for a magic formula to turn base metals into gold.
12 Sep, 2006, 01.55 AM IST
- Wockhardt in talks to out-license research molecules
Wockhardt is likely to out-license some of its research molecules to global pharma companies.
07 Jun, 2006, 12.28 AM IST