Government slashes prices of about 39 commonly-used drugsThe drugs brought under price control include teneligliptin-an anti diabetes drug, popular anti TB drugs like Bedaquiline and Delamanid, Iv...
04 Sep, 2021, 06.55 AM IST
IIT Roorkee scientists predict FDA-approved commercial drugs through AI to tackle COVID-19Amid the rapid transmission of cases of Covid-19, a group of scientists from IIT Roorkee has leveraged Artificial Intelligence (AI) to pred...
13 Nov, 2020, 09.22 AM IST
Collaborating with government agencies to develop treatment for COVID-19: CiplaBesides scaling up production of medicines that show potency against the virus -- Lopinavir + Ritonavir, Hydroxychloroquine and Azithromyci...
05 Aug, 2020, 03.22 PM IST
Kerala: British national given HIV antiretroviral drugs to treat coronavirus now tests negativeA British national, who was administered HIV antiretroviral drugs for treating his coronavirus infection, has tested negative, doctors at t...
26 Mar, 2020, 11.09 AM IST
Pharma department tells companies to step up manufacture of anti-HIV drugsExperts meets pharma execs seeking enough stock of Lopinavir and Ritonavir to be kept ready for India.
13 Mar, 2020, 08.15 AM IST
Battling the epidemic: India readies treatment protocol for CoronavirusThe Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has approval from the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) to allow a combination of lopin...
05 Feb, 2020, 07.53 AM IST
Mylan gets approval to launch HIV drug in India, says it will be priced “lower” than othersAround 21 lakh people are estimated to be living with HIV in India but only 14 lakh are known cases, according to the health ministry.
08 Aug, 2017, 01.01 PM IST
Young HIV patients can now live a normal life with the help of new drugsA 20-year-old who began therapy in 2008 can now live up to 78 years, says a new study.
16 May, 2017, 06.44 PM IST
HIV drugs may take a toll on brain, says studyLife-changing medicines for HIV patients may lead to forgetfulness, confusion and behavioural changes.
17 Dec, 2016, 05.41 PM IST
More cancer, HIV drugs to cost less post price capNPPA has also revised the ceiling prices of antiretroviral drugs Zidovudine (300mg) and the Lamivudine (150mg) + Zidovudine (300mg) combina...
02 Aug, 2016, 07.52 AM IST
India calls for flexibilities in IPR to combat AIDSJP Nadda said India will need to "front load" its investments substantially to almost double the number of people on ARV treatment in less ...
10 Jun, 2016, 01.15 PM IST
Government exempts AIDS drugs from customs dutyThe exemption will benefit Anti-Retroviral Drugs (ARV Drugs) -- Adult First Line, Adult Second Line and Paediatric Drugs.
10 Jun, 2015, 10.16 PM IST
Huge success in fight against HIV, but more needs to be done: WHO officialIn the WHO South-East Asia region, as of 2013, there were around 3.4 million people living with HIV and 1.1 million of them are currently o...
30 Nov, 2014, 02.34 PM IST
ET Awards 2014: Cipla's Yusuf Hamied, who made medicines affordable, gets Lifetime Achievement trophyIt is still too early to predict whether the prices of cancer drugs will come crashing down, but Hamied has set the ball rolling.
01 Oct, 2014, 09.54 AM IST
- Cipla notice to US NGO on AIDS drug
Domestic major Cipla has sent a legal notice to the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, the US-based NGO which has alleged that the Indian company ...
22 Aug, 2007, 12.46 AM IST
- Activists delivers coffin to Novartis over Indian case
The groups said India's ability to manufacture low cost generic versions of newer medicines would be threatened if Norvatis won the suit.
30 Jan, 2007, 09.00 AM IST
- Aurobindo gets USFDA nod for anti-HIV drug
Aurobindo Pharma Ltd on Wednesday said it has received tentative approval by USFDA for its anti-HIV drug, Didanosine chewable tablets of 10...
12 Jul, 2006, 03.10 PM IST