Pharmaceuticals
Perrigo to sell royalties of multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri to Royalty Pharma for up to $2.85 bn
01 Mar 2017
WHO publishes first list of drug-resistant killer bugs
28 Feb 2017
The list was drawn up to guide and promote research and development of new antibiotics, as part of WHO’s efforts to address growing resistance among bacteria to medicines currently in use
Govt invokes special powers to ensure steady supply of coronary stents
22 Feb 2017
Manufacturers have been ordered to submit a weekly report on coronary stents produced and distributed besides a weekly production plan to the drug pricing authority
Authorities crack down on stent ‘hoarders’ after price caps
17 Feb 2017
The government will use various provisions of the Essential Commodities Act to penalise those found illegally and unethically profiteering or hoarding stents
India slashes stent prices by up to 85%; cap at Rs30,000
14 Feb 2017
In a major relief for heart patients, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority has fixed the ceiling price of drug eluting stents (DES) and bioresorbable stents at Rs30,000 and of bare metal stents at Rs7,500
Reckitt Benckiser to acquire Mead Johnson for $16.6 bn in cash
10 Feb 2017
The deal will help Reckitt Benckiser boost its consumer-health business and push deeper into emerging markets with Mead Johnson's portfolio
Spread of drug-resistant malaria bug should worry India: expert
04 Feb 2017
Detection of malaria parasites resistant to the frontline artemisinin (ART) combination therapy in some south Asian countries should worry India, Govindarajan Padmanabhan, a top biochemist and malaria researcher at the Indian Institute of Science in Bengaluru, has warned
Pfizer explores sale of some treatment drugs worth over $2 bn
03 Feb 2017
As a part of its plan to raise cash and streamline its portfolio, Pfizer will sell its cardiology, urology and primary care treatment drugs
Trump tells drug makers to get prices down
01 Feb 2017
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