FDA approval puts Wockhardt’s Zaynich in $9 billion antibiotics marketWockhardt's new antibiotic, Zaynich, has received US FDA approval. This drug uses a novel mechanism to fight drug-resistant bacteria. It ta...
01 Jun, 2026, 07.44 AM IST
Wockhardt secures US FDA approval for antibiotic ZaynichWockhardt's novel antibiotic, Zaynich (cefepime and zidebactam), has received US FDA approval for complicated urinary tract infections. Thi...
30 May, 2026, 11.17 PM IST
These large-caps have ‘strong buy’ & ‘buy’ recos and an upside potential of up to 25%Here’s a thing investors in equity need to keep in mind. A large part of the upmove one might see in the next one or two trading sessions w...
18 May, 2026, 10.31 PM IST
Wockhardt chairman seeks GST exemption for antibiotics discovered in IndiaWockhardt founder sought GST exemption for antibiotics discovered in India. He said this will make the drugs more affordable. The statement...
20 Nov, 2024, 05.55 PM IST
Dr Reddy's enters voluntary licensing deal with Gilead for long-acting HIV drugDr. Reddy’s has partnered with Gilead Sciences to manufacture and market the HIV drug Lenacapavir in India and 120 other countries. The agr...
02 Oct, 2024, 08.35 PM IST
WHO announces important changes to multi drug resistant TB treatmentIn its last-issued guidance in October 2016, the WHO had restricted usage to the breakthrough drug owing to concerns around its effect on t...
17 Aug, 2018, 10.30 PM IST
World TB Day: Over 25% TB patients in India are resistant to at least one anti-TB drug"High rates of treatment failure and deaths are associated with fluoroquinolone resistance in the Indian cohort of MDR-TB patients," stated...
24 Mar, 2018, 04.20 PM IST
Multi-drug resistant bacteria proliferating through poultry waste31 Aug, 2017, 07.15 PM IST
- India urged to intensify research for multi-drug resistant TB
New Delhi, March 23 (IANS) As India continues to have 24 per cent of the world's total Tuberculosis (TB) burden, the Indian Society for Cli...
23 Mar, 2017, 06.20 PM IST
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...
21 Mar, 2016, 06.13 PM IST
WHO adds 36 new drugs to list of essential medicinesThe move opens the way to improve access to innovative medicines that show clear clinical benefits and could have enormous public health im...
08 May, 2015, 08.40 PM IST
New compound may treat HIV, drug-resistant TBResearchers, including one of Indian-origin, have developed a new molecule that may treat multi-drug resistant tuberculosis and even HIV in...
25 Feb, 2015, 05.07 PM IST
Private sector deserts war on Tuberculosis, funding down 33% since 2011Multi-drug resistant TB is rapidly spreading with 450,000-odd new cases reported in 2012 by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
25 Oct, 2014, 11.13 AM IST
Uncertainty in regulatory regime forcing Indian firms like Biocon shift drug trials abroadBlame administrative lethargy, not judicial overreach, for regulatory vacuum, making India forgo a valuable economic activity, which raises...
27 Jan, 2014, 04.15 AM IST
Sunday ET: Why tuberculosis is India's biggest public health problemIndia is home to 2.2 million tuberculosis patients, making it the largest number in a single country.
23 Jun, 2013, 05.17 AM IST
- Superbug threat: Govt mulls introducing new 'schedule' in Act
The threat of a multi-drug resistant superbug looming large has forced the government to consider introduction of a separate schedule in th...
17 Apr, 2011, 10.39 AM IST
- 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...
23 Mar, 2007, 02.36 AM IST