International studies published last week linked a very widely used synthetic insulin to increased risk of cancer. But millions of Indian diabetes patients who use the drug have reason to be relieved after the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

In a setback for Novartis AG, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration asked the Swiss drug maker for more information about its meningitis-vaccine candidate, Menveo, with respect to patients between ages 11 and 55.

A federal advisory panel voted narrowly on Tuesday to recommend a ban on Percocet and Vicodin, two of the most popular prescription painkillers in the world, because of their effects on the liver.

Used phony journals to push Vioxx pharma giant Merck has been accused of using unscrupulous methods, including publication of fake journals, to promote its anti-arthritis drug Vioxx. The evidence against Merck was presented before an Australian court in May after it began hearing a four-year-old lawsuit. Merck paid a well-known academic publisher, Elsevier, to compile favourable

Khomba Singh NEW DELHI

IN a move aimed to ensure supply of low-cost HIV drugs globally, UNITAID, an international facility for purchase of drugs against HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis (TB), held discussions with Indian generic drug makers on Tuesday to develop the world

...But Indian Govt Still To Place Orders

THE first vaccine against the swine flu is likely to be globally available by August. Australia-based biopharmaceutical company CSL is all set to become the first company in the world to develop and manufacture a vaccine against the H1N1 virus and expects it to be ready for shipment by early August.

Kewal Handa, Managing Director (MD), Pfizer India is talking about the Indian pharmaceutical market. The words roll out easily

Kewal Handa, Managing Director (MD), Pfizer India is talking about the Indian pharmaceutical market. The words roll out easily