Russian envoy to India Nikolay Kudashev on Monday said Moscow will jointly produce the Sputnik V vaccine for COVID-19 along with New Delhi
Pfizer Inc alleged that the drug makers were planning separately to come out with generic versions of its blockbuster multi-billion dollar drug Ibrance (palbociclib) before expiration of its patent
Emergency use authorisation to continue; recently, WHO had raised doubts about efficacy of drug in treatment of Covid-19 patients
Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd announced its partnership with BIRAC, DBT, for advisory support on clinical trials of Sputnik V vaccine in India
The PAT of Dr Reddys Laboratories for the quarter ended on September 30, 2020, was down by 30 per cent at Rs 762.3 crore compared to Rs 1,092.5 crore during the corresponding quarter last fiscal
Approval unlikely to increase prices immediately as Gilead has said licenses are royalty-free until the end of the health emergency
Dr Reddy's Laboratories on Thursday said it has isolated all data centre services following a cyber-attack
Dr Reddy's Laboratories on Tuesday said it has launched over-the-counter (OTC) drug Famotidine tablets, used to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease, in the American market. The company has launched the product, which is equivalent to Johnson & Johnson's Pepcid AC, in the US after getting approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA), Dr Reddy's Laboratories said in a statement. Famotidine tablets are used to prevent and relieve heartburn associated with acid indigestion and sour stomach brought on by eating or drinking certain food and beverages. This launch will help us fulfil an important therapy gap created in antacids market due to Ranitidine withdrawal," Dr Reddy's Laboratories North America Generics CEO Marc Kikuchi said. The Pepcid AC brand and generic versions had US sales of around USD 211 million for the 12 months ended in August 2020.
Dr Reddy's and Russian Direct Investment Fund on Saturday announced that they have received approval from DCGI to conduct an adaptive phase 2/3 human clinical trial for Sputnik V vaccine in India
The SEC had on October 5 asked the firm to re-apply stating it will have to conduct both phase 2 and 3 clinical trials and cannot directly hold phase 3 trial for the vaccine in India
Good momentum in US and domestic sales, along with Covid-19 treatment portfolio is already driving analysts to upgrade earnings estimates
Indian players like Bharat Biotech and Zydus Cadila ready for large-scale phase-3 trials
India is expected to overtake the United States over the next several weeks as the country with the world's largest number of cases
Health Secy says a vaccine should be available in first quarter of next year if everything goes according to plan
An expert panel at CDSCO has asked Dr Reddy's Laboratories to submit a revised protocol for conducting both phase 2 and phase 3 human clinical trials for the Russian vaccine against Covid-19
Dr Reddy's Laboratories on Monday said it has committed to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 55 per cent by 2030. The Hyderabad-based drug major has joined hands with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), thus becoming the first Indian and the third Asian pharmaceutical company to have set its science-based targets to further minimise environmental impact, Dr Reddy's Laboratories said in a statement. The company has committed to reducing its Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 55 per cent by 2030 from 2017-18 base year, which are in line with the latest climate science of limiting global warming to below 1.5C above pre-industrial levels, it added. "Continuous improvement in our environmental performance is a notable aspect of our sustainability journey. We are delighted to join SBTi in taking a science-based approach to set our GHG emission reduction targets and accelerating our efforts to creating a positive impact on our planet," Dr Reddy's Laboratories ...
Sources further added that there were no plans for any emergency-use authorisation of the Sputnik V without relevant and convincing local data
While Dr Reddy's Labs is preparing for clinical trials of Sputnik V, major manufacturers in the country are sceptical about the drug
Vaccine makers here feel the Sputnik is still a work in progress and needs time to develop
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