World Tuberculosis Day 2023: Significance, Theme and all about the deadly diseaseWorld Tuberculosis Day 2023 urges global action to end the deadly epidemic with the theme 'Yes! We can end TB.
23 Mar, 2023, 04.01 PM IST
Sanofi inks pact with Unitaid; to reduce TB drug Rifapentine price by 70%In a landmark development, global biopharmaceutical company Sanofi will lower the price of Rifapentine, a critically important drug used to...
31 Oct, 2019, 03.37 PM IST
Mumbai pharma company gets licence for breakthrough TB drugA global non-profit drug developer TB Alliance has tied up with domestic company Macleods Pharmaceuticals to develop and commercialise its ...
28 Oct, 2019, 10.14 AM IST
Mylan working with DCGI to launch new TB drug in IndiaMylan will be in a position to launch the product in India soon after receiving approvals from DCGI," Mylans global president and executive...
15 Oct, 2019, 04.08 PM IST
J&J, Macleods in talks for licence deal of tuberculosis drugThe talks, which are in early stage, will allow Macleods to manufacture generic version of the drug, a move if goes through will improve ac...
13 Mar, 2018, 08.26 AM IST
Consuming Vitamin C along with medication boosts efficacy of TB drugsThe combination of vitamin C with the first-line TB drugs, reduces the burden on organs faster.
04 Jan, 2018, 02.35 PM IST
Indian scientists provide new insights for tuberculosis drug discoveryThe TB bacterium is cunning and is able to survive according to the researchers due to its ability to sense and adapt to its host's environ...
10 Jul, 2016, 09.38 AM IST
Vigilance important to monitor adverse effects of drugs: JP NaddaHealth Minister JP Nadda today underlined the importance of pharmacovigilance, the monitoring of adverse effects of drugs in the country.
04 Nov, 2015, 01.22 PM IST
Dishman gets licence from Johnson & Johnson to produce TB drug raw materialDishman Pharmaceuticals and Chemicals today said it has received a licence from Johnson & Johnson to manufacture raw material for a tubercu...
23 Sep, 2015, 07.21 PM IST
Government to launch toll-free helpline for Tuberculosis patientsReferring to the eradication of polio from the country, Nadda said, it was important "To do polio to TB".
23 Apr, 2015, 02.53 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
TB treatment could be shortened, show trialsThe effectiveness of the four-month regimen was proved on the basis of recurrence levels, number of patients testing negative in sputum sme...
25 Nov, 2014, 11.16 AM IST
IMA doctors recommend completion of full Tuberculosis treatment to patientsCompletion of full course of Tuberculosis treatment and use of DOTS strategy is required to ensure full cure of the disease,says IMA doctor...
22 Aug, 2014, 03.31 PM IST
Cadila Pharma Chairman Indravadan Modi dies at 87Founder of Ahmedabad-based Cadila Pharmaceuticals, Indravadan Modi, better known as the octogenarian horse-riding chairman, passed away at ...
27 Nov, 2012, 11.49 AM IST
- Lupin challenges tuberculosis drug price fixed by National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority
Lupin has challenged the maximum retail price fixed by the country’s drug price regulator for its anti-tuberculosis brands and a new asthma...
07 Nov, 2011, 03.54 AM IST
- Ranbaxy, DBT signs agreement for joint research
Ranbaxy Laboratories on Wednesday said it has entered into a collaborative research agreement with Department of Biotechnology (DBT), in th...
09 Apr, 2008, 02.18 PM IST
- New MDR TB drugs to hit market in 4-5 years
New drugs for multi-drug resistant tuberculosis that are expected to shorten the duration of treatment will be available in four to five ye...
08 Oct, 2007, 11.15 AM IST