Page 10 - Drugs

Lupin steps up production of key drugs in potential use for Covid-19

Expects US approval for Albuterol soon

Mumbai docs want key drugs made available fast as hospital wards swell up

If patients recover faster, they needn't stay in hospital for 14 days and this could free up beds; Remdesivir and Favipiravir are in the process of being made available in India

Covid-19 lockdown: After April shock, drug sales improve in May

Till May 15, the overall inventory was 39 days, compared to 43 days in first half of the previous month

Antiviral drugs see demand surge in India, but segment declines 5.5%

Data from market research firm AIOCD-AWACS shows that sales of oseltamivir (common brand Tamiflu), used against the influenza virus and also for swine flu, went up by 35.8 per cent in April

Govt allows imported drugs with residual shelf life of under 60%

Relaxes norms as cargo stuck at ports makes it difficult for consignments to be released expeditiously, subject to written request from importer

Odisha CM announces Rs 100 cr package for 450,000 urban poor families

The wages of every beneficiary will be credited directly to the bank account every week, he said, adding that the programme will be implemented by strictly adhering to the social distancing norms

India all set to ship HCQ sought by Trump as key drug against coronavirus

This week India allowed some exports of the drug and Trump has thanked New Delhi for the decision

Killings down, gangsters stay away: Coronavirus gives crime a beating

Part of that decrease, some criminal lawyers say, is that drug dealers have no choice but to wait out the economic slump

Coronavirus: Eli Lilly starts testing; Gilead drug shows positive signs

Lilly said it currently does not anticipate shortages for any of its medicines, including baricitinib

Covid-19: India to export HCQ to foreign govts, not private firms: Report

In a telephonic conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi last week, US President Donald Trump had sought supply of hydroxychloroquine to the US

Medical supply & Ayurveda: Modi, Trump talk ways to tackle Covid-19 crisis

The telephonic discussion came at a time when both the countries are in the grip of the COVID-19 pandemic

Coronavirus impact: Centre restricts exports of 13 APIs, formulations

Exports of 13 APIs - including paracetamol, tinidazole, metronidazole, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, acyclovir, progesterone - along with formulations mmade from these APIs, would be restricted

Coronavirus a game-changer, can't rely on China for drug supply: French FM

And the resulting industrial slowdown in China would have a "direct impact" on industrial resupply, he said

'Sick' pharma PSU offers to step in to reduce China drug dependence

HAL can make up to 50 per cent of bulk drugs if it is provided financial assistance to upgrade its infrastructure, the company said

New model better simulates chemical interactions, may improve drug making

According to the researchers, many diseases can be traced to a molecule not binding correctly

Ecstasy on the barbie: Australia seizes 645 kg drugs smuggled in barbecues

Australian Border Force said it had charged a 30-year-old man from Queensland and a 33-year-old Canadian national over their involvement in the criminal enterprise

How govt's new rules on drug retailing will make your life safer and better

Making essential drugs easily available is important in a country like India, which has less than one doctor per 1,000 people

FDA observations on Telangana plant a fresh headache for Aurobindo Pharma

The Telangana unit in question is an important one contributing about a fifth to US revenues

The antibiotics challenge

Don't extend price caps on drugs

Biosimilar market on the growth path as top drugs double in size

Data shows while the overall biosimilars category has clocked a 10.3% value compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over the past few years, the market size for the top molecule has more than doubled