Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit in Thanjavur appearing in The Hindu dated 19.05.2025". The application is registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled 2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit …
Sting Op Shows Workers Maiming Mice, Swearing At Struggling Rabbits Marie Woolf Thousands of animals being used to test a wrinkle-erasing rival to Botox are facing cruel and agonising experiments at a Home Office-approved laboratory, an undercover investigation has found. Secret footage of the tests on Dysport, a drug used …
The Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act (DPCPTRA), informally known as the ‘Hatch-Waxman Act’, introduced in 1984, modified the Patent Act of 1952 and Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act Section 21 U.S.C. 355(j) to simplify approval process of generic drugs by FDA by filing Abbreviated New Drug …
Call to adopt latest pollution control methods. The pharmaceutical industry and chemical industries should aim at zero discharge by adopting all the latest pollution control and mitigation technologies, especially in the coastal areas, accrding to Dr B. Sengupta, former member-secretary of the Central Pollution Control Board, and presently a member …
Supply Of Rabipur & Verorab, With Combined Market Share of 84%, Dries Up After Dogfight Between Novartis & Sanofi Aventis Khomba Singh NEW DELHI BEWARE of Dogs! There is a shortage of anti-rabies vaccine in the country, thanks to the dispute between Novartis and Sanofi Aventis that together control over …
US Major Woos Zydus, Emcure, Intas & Mankind PFIZER has approached several Indian drugmakers for possible alliances as part of moves to try and bolster revenues threatened by the expiry of patents on key blockbuster drugs in the next three years, three persons with direct knowledge of the matter said. …
THE government may cap the retail price of anti-viral drug oseltamivir used for the treatment of swine flu if market competition does not force the price down, a senior official in the ministry of chemicals and fertilizers said. The pharma industry, however, defended the pricing
GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals (GSK) recently cut a deal with the Brazilian government, which allows it to supply a 10-valent vaccine against childhood pneumonia and other life-threatening infections for a decade at a fixed price in a reflection of the growing importance of vaccines and emerging markets to Big Pharma. The contract, …
Technical Expert Group On Drug Patent Head Says Conclusion Independent View Of The Panel Khomba Singh NEW DELHI SEEKING to steer clear of the allegation that the technical expert group (TEG) on drug patent had misquoted renowned Argentine patent lawyer Carlos Correa to conclude its findings, the head of the …
Teena Thacker With the government planning to introduce H1N1 vaccine by December this year, a crucial meeting to discuss the scientific rationale related to the new vaccine will be held between health experts and manufacturers on October 13. The manufacturers
US Pharmacists Add Cherry Syrup To Drug Content To Make Their Own Version For Kids Parents usually try to steer their children away from ingredients like sugar and artificial cherry flavoring. But this fall, those pedestrian food additives might help treat some children stricken with the flu. With the liquid …
THE logic in favour of purchases of vaccine firms seems irrefutable. The world is in the grip of a swine-flu pandemic, which will probably infect 40% or more of the human race. Vaccines are likely to be in demand for some time. And the vaccine business has high barriers to …
Buys US rights for Oscient Pharma's Antara. Pharmaceutical major Lupin has acquired the US rights for a cholesterol lowering drug, Antara (Fenofibrate capsules, 43 mg and 130 mg), from bankrupt US drug company Oscient Pharmaceuticals for close to $39 million (Rs 188 crore). The drug had $70 million (Rs 337.5 …
For most of us, Goa stands for fun and frolic, but there is a lot more to India's smallest state than its tropical beaches and casinos. While a coastline of almost 30 km helps the state attract over 2.5 million tourists a year, the state also has thriving industrial and …
Scientists said Thursday that a new AIDS vaccine, the first ever declared to protect a significant minority of humans against the disease, would be studied to answer two fundamental questions: why it worked in some people but not in others, and why those infected despite vaccination got no benefit at …
A United Nations program that has raised $1.2 billion over the past three years for the treatment of H.I.V./AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis through a small fee added to airline tickets sold in 15 countries is going global. Starting in January, travelers in the United States and other countries buying airline …
NATCO Pharma hopes to sell 10 million capsules of Natflu, the generic version of oseltamivir, the drug used to treat swine flu, by next month. The Hyderabad-based company has tied up with healthcare chain Medplus for distribution and is in talks with other distributors to ramp up its supply chain …
