Surge in viral infections pushes up pharma salesThe volumes were tepid in January, but with flu, Covid-19 and other viral infections spreading fast, February and March saw spikes in volum...
2 yrs on, vaccines, following protocols remain most effective weapons against COVID-19As India completed two years since the outbreak of COVID-19, vaccines and following COVID Appropriate Behaviour remain the most effective w...
Go for test for TB, other conditions if cough persists for more than 2-3 weeks: Revised clinical guidance for Covid patientsThe revised guidelines continue to recommend emergency use authorization (EUA) or off-label use of remdesivir in patients with "moderate to...
Covid treatment: Govt issues revised guidelines on use of drugs, therapiesThe revised guidelines continue to recommend emergency use authorization (EUA) or off-label use of remdesivir in patients with "moderate to...
One year on, vaccines still most acceptable weapon against COVID-19Even though vaccines remain to be the only acceptable weapon against the deadly virus, a number of drugs and other methods, including chant...
We can expect more COVID drugs next year. But we've wasted so much time getting hereIt's inevitable some existing drugs trialled initially for COVID-19 would fall by the wayside and never be used clinically. But we backed s...
Pfizer's pill is the latest COVID treatment to show promise. Here are some moreAccording to Pfizer's trial results, Paxlovid could be used as an alternative to in-hospital treatment for preventing disease progression i...
Health Ministry releases revised guidelines for home isolation of mild COVID-19 casesElderly patients aged more than 60 years and those with co-morbid conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, chronic lung or...
Lupin gets USFDA nod for Asthma drugQuoting IQVIA MAT September data, Lupin said, the said Asthma drug had annual sales of around USD 474.5 million in the US.
USFDA gives final approval to Cipla's anti-asthma productCiting IMS Health data, Cipla said Pulmicort Respules and generic equivalents had US sales of approximately USD 825 million for the 12 mont...
AstraZeneca gets marketing nod for asthma drug SymbicortResults from AstraZeneca's two clinical studies have shown that the addition of formoterol to budesonide improved asthma symptoms and lung ...
Natco Pharma gets USFDA nod for generic Budesonide capsulesThe company has received "final approval of abbreviated new drug application from the US Food and Drug Administration for generic version o...
Over 200 drugs under development, top 50 with $30 billion potential: CiplaElaborating on the pipeline for new drugs, Cipla said it has over 200 drugs under development with the top 50 projects having potential of ...
Teva-Allergan deal may divest products worth $600 millionAs Israeli drugmaker Teva readies to acquire Allergan as part of its recent $40.5-billion deal, a large bounty of products is expected to b...
Cipla gains as partner Sandoz gets USFDA approval for generic drugCipla surged over 4% in trade after its partner Sandoz received a USFDA nod to launch a generic version of Pulmicort respules.