Pharma News

Michigan State University scientists have received a $2.3 million, five-year National Institutes of Health grant to help uncover why an omega-3 fatty acid, known as DHA, is so effective in stopping a known trigger of lupus.

• Omega-3
• Fatty

Sartorius Stedim Biotech (SSB), a leading global supplier to the biopharmaceutical industry, announced the launch of Active Dashboard 2, an advanced software solution.

• Sartorius

PPMA has urged the Drap to review its directive that gives six months to drug manufacturers for adopting ‘serialisation and barcode’ for their products, calling the deadline very short.

• Pharma
• PPMA
• Drap

She said that for enhancing exports, Drug Regulatory Authority Pakistan (DRAP) and the local industry need to improve Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) compliance

• Pakistan
• Pharma

The UK drug industry is taking the NHS to court over a new price cap on medicines. The drugs price cap is a disaster for patients, but the solution is not taking the NHS to court – it’s tackling the greed of big pharmaceutical companies.

• Pharma

Materials and equipment innovations have advanced tablet coating from sugar to copolymers and simplified pharma production.

• Pharma
• Tablet
• Coatings

Biopharmaceutical manufacturing is a complex process involving precise amounts of materials and numerous variables that can affect drug product quality and yield.

• Biopharmaceutical

The growth trajectory for Indian pharmaceutical industry is likely to be moderate, according to Indian credit ratings agency ICRA.

• Pharma
• India

India's oldest pharma company Bengal Chemicals turns profitable after 64 years but faces privatisation blues.

• India
• Pharmaceutical

The Delhi High Court will today hear the plea filed by several pharmaceutical companies that sought a stay of a central government notification that banned certain fixed dose combination (FDC) drugs.

• Drugs

This report analyses and studies the major market drivers, restraints, and opportunities in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and the Middle East and Africa.

• Pharmaasia
• Pharmaceutical
• Packaging

The report to identify and analyse emerging trends along with major drivers, challenges and opportunities in the global influenza market. Also highlights key development and new drugs launched by various companies across the globe.

• Influenza
• Vaccines
• Drugs
• Pharmaasia

US-based global medical equipment producer Becton Dickinson (BD) has revealed its progress towards cutting use of materials of concern in its products.

• Medicine

Several big-name drug companies in Canada have begun listing how much money they pay out to doctors, hospitals ...

• Drug
• Pharmaceutical

On May 31, 2017, research and advisory firm Reputation Institute presented the results of their 2017 Global Pharmaceutical RepTrak Study.

• Pharmaceutical
• Company

With effect from June 1 2017, the Medicines and Related Substances Amendment Act, No 72 of 2008, came into force by proclamation by the President of the Republic of South Africa.

• Regime
• Medicine

THE World Health Organization has added anti-HIV drugs to its list of essential medicines, in a move that turns the spotlight on the UK’s rationing of such drugs.

• Medicine
• HIV
• Drug

New research projects being carried out at a leading national technology centre will help biopharmaceutical companies

• Pharmaceutical
• Investments

Schenectady County is picking a legal fight with one of the biggest industries in the United States.

• Pharmaceutical
• Opioid
• Crisis

State Attorney General Tom Miller announced Thursday that his office is part of an ongoing multi-state investigation into whether certain opioid manufacturers have unlawfully marketed and sold the powerful painkillers

• Probe
• Pharmaceutical