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India all set to ship HCQ sought by Trump as key drug against coronavirus

This week India allowed some exports of the drug and Trump has thanked New Delhi for the decision

Killings down, gangsters stay away: Coronavirus gives crime a beating

Part of that decrease, some criminal lawyers say, is that drug dealers have no choice but to wait out the economic slump

Coronavirus: Eli Lilly starts testing; Gilead drug shows positive signs

Lilly said it currently does not anticipate shortages for any of its medicines, including baricitinib

Covid-19: India to export HCQ to foreign govts, not private firms: Report

In a telephonic conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi last week, US President Donald Trump had sought supply of hydroxychloroquine to the US

Medical supply & Ayurveda: Modi, Trump talk ways to tackle Covid-19 crisis

The telephonic discussion came at a time when both the countries are in the grip of the COVID-19 pandemic

Coronavirus impact: Centre restricts exports of 13 APIs, formulations

Exports of 13 APIs - including paracetamol, tinidazole, metronidazole, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, acyclovir, progesterone - along with formulations mmade from these APIs, would be restricted

Coronavirus a game-changer, can't rely on China for drug supply: French FM

And the resulting industrial slowdown in China would have a "direct impact" on industrial resupply, he said

'Sick' pharma PSU offers to step in to reduce China drug dependence

HAL can make up to 50 per cent of bulk drugs if it is provided financial assistance to upgrade its infrastructure, the company said

New model better simulates chemical interactions, may improve drug making

According to the researchers, many diseases can be traced to a molecule not binding correctly

Ecstasy on the barbie: Australia seizes 645 kg drugs smuggled in barbecues

Australian Border Force said it had charged a 30-year-old man from Queensland and a 33-year-old Canadian national over their involvement in the criminal enterprise

How govt's new rules on drug retailing will make your life safer and better

Making essential drugs easily available is important in a country like India, which has less than one doctor per 1,000 people

FDA observations on Telangana plant a fresh headache for Aurobindo Pharma

The Telangana unit in question is an important one contributing about a fifth to US revenues

The antibiotics challenge

Don't extend price caps on drugs

Biosimilar market on the growth path as top drugs double in size

Data shows while the overall biosimilars category has clocked a 10.3% value compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over the past few years, the market size for the top molecule has more than doubled

Dr Reddy's halts worldwide supply of Ranitidine drug after probe by USFDA

Ranitidine is an Over-The-Counter (OTC) and prescription drug which decreases the amount of acid created by the stomach

Eight Indian-Americans arrested for importing 'lethal drugs' from India

The arrest of the eight Indians came at a time when the The Trump administration is awarding nearly $2 billion in grants to states and local governments to help fight the opioid crisis

Psychiatric drugs can help obese people shed excess pounds, says study

People with mental health disorders are more likely to be obese than other individuals

Unichem gets USFDA approval for high blood pressure drug Chlorthalidone

Unichem said the product will be commercialised from its Ghaziabad plant

China accounted for around 67% of India's bulk drug imports in FY19

The import of bulk drugs and drug intermediates from China stood at $2,055.94 million in 2017-18, accounting for 68.68 per cent of their total import

Andhra Pradesh: Police seizes 10 kg ganja, three B-Tech students arrested

Vizianagaram (Andhra Pradesh), May 16 (ANI): The police on Wednesday arrested three B-Tech students, who were allegedly transporting cannabis through a car from Araku Valley to Visakhapatnam. Kothavalasa Circle Inspector S Srinivas Rao said, "The police has arrested three B-Tech students and seized 10-kilogram ganja, three cell phones and a new Ford car." >