Bayer has signed an agreement to purchase 100% of the shares of Steigerwald Arzneimittelwerk. The transaction includes Iberogast and Laif brands indicated for the treatment of functional gastrointestinal disorders and for the treatment of ...
Canada-based pharmaceutical company Nuvo Research has received US Patent relating to compositions and methods of using WF10 and new derivative formulations for the treatment of allergic asthma, allergic rhinitis and atopic dermatitis. ...
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Cempra, a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company, has signed an exclusive license and development agreement for solithromycin with Toyama Chemical, a subsidiary of Fujifilm Holdings in Japan. As per the terms of the license and development ...
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Global pharmaceutical company Pfizer has selected Canada-based Global Vision for worldwide deployment as its proofreading technology solution provider. According to Global Vision, the deployment will enable Pfizer to drive consistency, ...
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Taiwan-based specialty pharmaceutical company TWi Pharmaceuticals has obtained FDA tentative approval for its abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) for Guanfacine Hydrochloride Extended Release tablets 1mg, 2mg, 3mg and 4mg. The central ...
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Think a pill that packs two cholesterol-lowering drugs in one potent package is a good idea? The Food and Drug Administration thinks so. It recently approved the combination of the popular statin drug Lipitor (atorvastatin) with another ...
Canada-based pharmaceutical company Apotex, on behalf of the manufacturer Hospira, has issued a voluntary recall of 15 lots of Piperacillin and Tazobactam for Injection, USP 40.5 grams, in the US. The affected lots of Piperacillin and ...
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The US government has filed a civil fraud lawsuit against Novartis claiming the company made illegal payments to induce pharmacies to switch kidney transplant patients to its immunosuppressant drug Myfortic. Civil fraud lawsuit claimed ...
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Specialty pharmaceutical company Nuvo Research has announced the launch of Pliaglis (lidocaine and tetracaine) cream 7%/7% by Galderma in Europe. Galderma has worldwide marketing rights for Nuvo's Pliaglis, a topical local anesthetic ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Warner Chilcott's new oral contraceptive MINASTRIN 24 FE. MINASTRIN 24 FE (norethindrone acetate and ethinyl estradiol capsules and ferrous fumarate capsules) is indicated for use by ...
The Bombay High Court has quashed the plea filed by Sanofi saying 'superior' packaging cannot be justified for hiking prices of drugs. According to the court order, the authority for fixing the prices of drugs in the country will remain ...
Indian pharmaceutical company Dr Reddy's Laboratories has initiated recall of over 117,000 bottles of its tizanidine tablets from the US market over labeling issue. The United States Food and Drug Administration (USDA) issued a ...
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Canadian pharmaceutical company Apotex has issued an urgent recall of its birth-control pill Alysena 28 over packaging issue. The company found that instead of three tablets, one lot of the contraceptive may have been packed mistakenly ...
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US-based pharmaceutical company Zogenix has extended its co-marketing partnership with Battelle, for the DosePro needle-free drug delivery system through 29 March 2014. The partnership is focused on advancing out-licensing opportunities ...
Specialty pharmaceutical company Aptalis Pharma has deployed Cegedim Relationship Management's Mobile Intelligence CRM through the cloud, and OneKey to optimize its commercial strategies for its specialty care teams in Germany and France. ...
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