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FDA issue new regulation to protect Americans from dangers of tobacco
10 May 2016

U.S. Food and Drug Administration finalized a rule to all tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, cigars, hookah tobacco and pipe tobacco, among others. This historic rule helps…

FDA Approve Perrigo Generic Version of BenzaClin® Pump Topical Gel
6 May 2016

Perrigo announced that it has received U.S.FDA approval for the generic version of Valeant Pharmaceutical International, Inc.’s BenzaClin® Pump Topical Gel. BenzaClin® Pump Topical Gel (clindamycin…

U.S. FDA Approve Boston Scientific “Navigation-Enabled Ablation Catheters”
6 May 2016

Boston Scientific get U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for two catheters that can be used with the Rhythmia™ Mapping System. The IntellaNav™ XP and…

Decoding Zika to fight future outbreaks
29 Apr 2016

The constant emergence of viral outbreaks has become a permanent threat to human health. Last year, Zika virus infected thousands of people in the Americas. It…

Bevespi Aerosphere™ approved by the US FDA for patients with COPD
28 Apr 2016

Astrazeneca announced that the US Food and Drug Administration has approved Bevespi Aerosphere (glycopyrrolate and formoterol fumarate) inhalation aerosol indicated for the long-term, maintenance treatment of…

Notices issued to 263 pharma companies for overcharging in FY16
27 Apr 2016

NEW DELHI: The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has issued notices to 263 firms that were found overcharging during 2015-16, Parliament was informed today. NPPA has…

Abbott introduces AlinIQ to help labs deliver greater operational productivity
26 Apr 2016

Abbott announced the global launch of AlinIQ, the first in a series of new innovations that Abbott will be bringing to diagnostics customers around the world…

AstraZeneca launches integrated genomics approach to transform drug discovery and development
26 Apr 2016

AstraZeneca and its global biologics research and development arm, MedImmune, announced an integrated genomics initiative to transform drug discovery and development across its entire research and…

First gene therapy successful against human aging
25 Apr 2016

In September 2015, then 44 year-old CEO of BioViva USA Inc. Elizabeth Parrish received two of her own company’s experimental gene therapies: one to protect against…

Zinc deficiency may contribute to increased inflammation among HIV-positive individuals
25 Apr 2016

In a new study, University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers Krishna Poudel and colleagues report that zinc deficiency may contribute to chronic inflammation among HIV-positive individuals. Theirs…

Dr Reddy’s migraine injection enters US market
20 Apr 2016

NEW DELHI: Dr Reddy’s LaboratoriesBSE 0.77 % (DRL) today said its acute migraine treatment injection ZembraceSymTouch is now commercially available in the US market. “Promius Pharma…

Roche Sues Intas Pharma Over Mircera Anaemia Drug Patent
18 Apr 2016

Swiss co seeks restraint or-der against Intas’ Erypeg used to treat anaemia in kidney disorder Economic Times 18 Apr 2016 Vikas.Dan- an injectable brand used to…

Shire submits NDA to FDA vyvanse® (lisdexamfetamine dimesylate) CII as Chewable tablets
18 Apr 2016

Shire plc submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a new, alternate formulation of Vyvanse® (lisdexamfetamine dimesylate) as…

FDA grants fast track status for investigational antibiotic CARBAVANCE
14 Apr 2016

The Medicines Company announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) has granted Fast Track Designation to the investigational agent CARBAVANCE® (meropenem-vaborbactam) for…

Sun Pharma received USFDA nod for ophthalmic drug BromSite
13 Apr 2016

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd and includes its subsidiaries or associate companies) announced that one of its wholly owned subsidiaries has received approval from USFDA for its…

FDA Advisory Committee Unanimously Recommends Accelerated Approval of Ocaliva™
12 Apr 2016

Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s Gastrointestinal Drugs Advisory Committee voted 17 to 0 to recommend accelerated approval of Ocaliva™…

Drugs regulator gets a plan for vegetarian capsules
9 Apr 2016

India’s drug controller has said it has received a proposal to bring in vegetarian capsules in place of gelatine-based capsules, a move that has surprised the…

Aurobindo Pharma gets USFDA nod for generic anti-infective drug
6 Apr 2016

Drug firm Aurobindo PharmaBSE -0.66 % has received approval from the US health regulator to market Polymyxin B for Injection, an anti-infective drug, in the American…

Researchers use 3-D printing to create structure with active chemistry
4 Apr 2016

Many materials – sugars, thermoplastics, glass, metals, ceramics and more — are used to produce 3D-printed figures, typically with expensive or custom-built 3D printers. For the…

Chemists uncover water-based synthesis process which is Safer, cheaper, ‘greener,’ more efficient system for the synthesis of organic compounds
29 Mar 2016

Chemists at The University of Texas at Arlington have devised a safer, more environmentally friendly, less expensive and more efficient water-based system for the synthesis of…

Can one really discover new drugs through molecular dynamics simulations?
10 Feb 2016

It’s definitely not in realms of impossibility. Through the appropriate molecular models for the drug molecule one can get a good idea for how for example,…

What are some basic Healthcare Problems that India faces today? What would be solutions to them?
10 Feb 2016

Lack of Spending : India spends only 4 percent of its GDP on its healthcare which is quite low as compared to any other emerging nation…

How will we decide if an application of human genome editing is ethical?
24 Dec 2014

This is a very difficult question to answer. As a researcher working with human subjects, I’m required to take annual courses on the regulation of research…