Page 8 - Drugs

Zydus Cadila, Taiwan's TLC ink pact to market black fungus drug in India

Black fungus cases are on the rise in India

11,717 cases of Black Fungus in India so far, Gujarat has most cases: Govt

Gujarat and Maharashtra currently lead in Mucormycosis infections in the country with 2,859 and 2,770 cases respectively.

Doctors urge for early treatment of black fungus, more drug availability

Doctors in the city said there is shortage of Amphotericin drug used to treat the fungus

Pfizer donates USD 70 mn worth Covid-19 treatment drugs to India

Global pharma major Pfizer is sending its medicines worth USD 70 million from its distribution centres in the US, Europe and Asia

Covid-19: Law students write to CJI over key drugs, oxygen black marketing

Requesting to pass immediate directions and orders for uniform guidelines on certain matters related to the Covid-19 pandemic, a group of law students has sent a combined letter petition to the CJI

Mankind Pharma eyes 50% revenue from chronic therapy drugs in 3 years

With the launch, the company has become the first Indian and second global firm to develop the drug, which is a generic version of Abbott's Duphaston

Designate Mexican drug cartels as terror organisations: Texas Gov to Biden

US state of Texas Governor Greg Abbott has urged President Joe Biden to designate Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organisations

Status check of PLI schemes that aim to make India world's factory

Last year, the govt introduced a PLI scheme for mobile phones, electronic components, critical pharma drugs and medical devices, which saw huge traction among global as well as Indian manufacturers

Assam Rifles seizes drugs worth Rs 12 cr smuggled from Myanmar in Mizoram

Assam Rifles troopers and the police have seized banned drugs worth Rs 12 crore from Kolasib district in northern Mizoram and arrested one person in connection with the case

Poor families saved Rs 50k cr due to health schemes, lower drug prices: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the poor and needy have been able to save Rs 50,000 crore annually due to various health-related measures taken up by his government like providing affordable medicines, healthcare and reducing the prices of medical devices. Modi, who dedicated to the nation the 7,500th Janaushadhi Kendra at North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health & Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS) in Shillong, also said the move to provide affordable medicines through the Janaushadhi scheme is spreading across the length and breadth of the country. In a virtual address regarding the 'Janaushadhi Week' celebrated across the nation from March 1 to March 7 to create awareness about the 'Janaushadhi' scheme, the Prime Minister said it is helping the countrymen living in tribal areas in the North East and the mountainous areas. "Today, when the 7,500th centre has been inaugurated, it has been held in Shillong. It is clear from this how much public health centres

SSR case: NCB submits 12,000-page chargesheet with 33 names, 200 statements

The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Friday filed a 12,000-page chargesheet at the Mumbai Sessions Court in connection with actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death and drug case

After United Nations vote, high hopes for Indian cannabis industry

Their optimism stems from the United Nations (UN) reclassifying cannabis as a less dangerous drug in December 2020

Sun Pharma to launch complete range of generic anti-epilepsy drug

The firm said it plans to introduce a complete range of anti-epilepsy drug Brivaracetam in the country at an affordable price

Never certified any traditional medicine as a cure for Covid-19: WHO

Patanjali MD Acharya Balkrishna said that Coronil has been granted a certificate of pharmaceutical product, licensed by DCGI

Pharma revenue, margins likely to remain healthy in next fiscal: ICRA

Revenue growth for IPM (Indian Pharmaceutical Market) is expected to be 7-9 per cent in FY2021 despite muted growth in Q1 FY2021

NCB arrests two Nigerian nationals, seizes drugs in Bengaluru

Two Nigerian nationals, including a woman, have been arrested here on charges of drug peddling and 3,000 ecstasy pills and cocaine

Drugs case: Rhea Chakraborty's brother Showik gets bail after three months

A Mumbai court on Wednesday granted bail to actress Rhea Chakraborty's brother Showik Chakraborty, who was arrested in a drugs case linked to actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death

After Bharti Singh, NCB also arrests her husband Harsh in drugs case

Both Bharti and Harsh shall be produced before a Special NDPS Court later Sunday afternoon

Dr Reddy's launches Famotidine generic product in US to treat acidity

Dr Reddy's Laboratories on Tuesday said it has launched over-the-counter (OTC) drug Famotidine tablets, used to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease, in the American market. The company has launched the product, which is equivalent to Johnson & Johnson's Pepcid AC, in the US after getting approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA), Dr Reddy's Laboratories said in a statement. Famotidine tablets are used to prevent and relieve heartburn associated with acid indigestion and sour stomach brought on by eating or drinking certain food and beverages. This launch will help us fulfil an important therapy gap created in antacids market due to Ranitidine withdrawal," Dr Reddy's Laboratories North America Generics CEO Marc Kikuchi said. The Pepcid AC brand and generic versions had US sales of around USD 211 million for the 12 months ended in August 2020.

NCB arrests South African national in drugs case related to Sushant Singh

According to NCB officials, Demetriades is an African national and a close relative of a Bollywood celebrity