Healthy lifestyle more beneficial than anti-diabetes drug in long run, study findsA study from the US Diabetes Prevention Program reveals that lifestyle changes, including exercise and a healthy diet, are more effective t...
03 Jul, 2025, 05.45 PM IST
ICMR to study efficacy of Metformin, Inositol in PCOS treatmentIndia's ICMR will study the efficacy of Metformin and Inositol drugs in improving fertility and birth outcomes in PCOS women. Despite wides...
05 Oct, 2024, 04.32 PM IST
Common diabetic drug Metformin may become a wonder drug to keep people young; Study finds promising results in monkeysA recent study has shown that metformin, a diabetes medication, may slow ageing in monkeys by preserving cognitive function and delaying ti...
23 Sep, 2024, 12.28 PM IST
Indoco Remedies gets USFDA nod to market generic diabetes drugIndoco Remedies on Thursday said it has received approval from the US health regulator to market a generic diabetes medication. The company...
06 Jun, 2024, 04.49 PM IST
Akums gets DCGI nod for triple combination diabetes medicationAkums Drugs and Pharmaceuticals has received approval from the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) for a triple combination diabetes me...
27 Jul, 2023, 04.44 PM IST
Diabetes drug may be the pill for long CovidTaking the diabetes drug metformin within three days of testing positive for Covid-19 may reduce the risk of developing long Covid by 40%, ...
09 Jun, 2023, 10.01 PM IST
Type 2 diabetes drug can reduce risk of long Covid by 40 per cent, says studyAbout 1,126 obese/overweight people who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 participated in the study that was carried out by a group of researc...
09 Jun, 2023, 11.18 AM IST
Pricing authority caps rates of key diabetes drugsIndia’s drug pricing authority has fixed prices of two key anti diabetes drugs-Sitagliptin-Metformin combination and Linagliptin-metformin ...
26 Aug, 2022, 09.59 AM IST
Sun Pharma acquires rights to trademarks of three diabetes drug brands in India from AstraZeneca"Sun Pharma has now acquired the rights to trademarks Oxra, Oxramet and Oxraduo in India from AstraZeneca AB, Sweden, parent company of Ast...
28 May, 2021, 03.24 PM IST
New drug can treat type 2 diabetes for children under age 18Currently only two drugs, metformin and insulin, are approved for the treatment of diabetes in children.
30 Apr, 2019, 05.18 PM IST
- Common diabetes drug may help kick off nicotine addiction
New York, April 6 (IANS) Finding it hard to beat your nicotine addiction? A common drug that helps in diabetes management might help people...
06 Apr, 2018, 04.42 PM IST
Sun Pharma recalls two batches of diabetic drug from US marketThe drug was manufactured for Ranbaxy Laboratories Inc Jacksonville in USA by a contract manufacturer and distributed by Sun Pharma's subsi...
21 Dec, 2017, 06.33 PM IST
Wanbury under lens for illegal export of diabetes drugWanbury had export orders of 650 metric tonnes per month from these countries, but it had the capacity to manufacture only 300 metric tonne...
24 Oct, 2016, 12.49 AM IST
Pharma pricing authority NPPA puts cap on 18 formulations packs’ pricesFirms such as Cipla, Alembic Pharma and Unichem Laboratories will be impacted by the government's move for prices fixation and revision.
02 Nov, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Diabetes drug could extend lifespanPatients treated with a drug widely prescribed for type 2 diabetes can live longer than people without the condition, a study has shown.
08 Aug, 2014, 04.07 PM IST
Anti-diabetic drug tops India's pharma salesIn a grim reminder of the rise of lifestyle diseases, anti-diabetic molecule has for the first time become the largest-selling formulation ...
18 Jun, 2014, 01.27 PM IST
Diabetes drug ban to help companies like USV, Sun Pharma, LupinIn the wake of a government ban on top-selling diabetes drug, pioglitazone , the volumes are expected to shift to other classes such as fir...
01 Jul, 2013, 05.49 AM IST