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Glenmark Pharma gets tentative FDA nod for generic Regadenoson injection

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals on Monday said its US arm has received tentative approval from the country's health regulator for its generic Regadenoson injection. Regadenoson injection is given during the preparation for a radiologic examination of blood flow through the heart to test for coronary artery disease. The tentative approval granted by the United States Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) to Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc, USA (Glenmark) is for Regadenoson Injection, 0.4 mg/5 mL (0.08 mg/mL) Single-Dose Pre-Filled Syringe, the company said in a statement. It is the generic version of Lexiscan injection, 0.4 mg/5 mL (0.08 mg/mL), of Astellas US Inc, it added. Citing IQVIATM sales data for the 12 month period ending November 2021, the company said the Lexiscan Injection, 0.4 mg/5 mL (0.08 mg/mL) market achieved annual sales of approximately USD 659.9 million. The company said its current portfolio consists of 172 products authorized for distribution in the US marketplace and 47 .

India's diabetes care market to reach $60 bn in next 10 yrs: Report

The diabetes care market in India is expected to reach about $60 billion in the next 10 years, from approximately $17 billion in FY2021, a new report said

Pharma firms to roll out anti-Covid pill as DCGI approves emergency use

Six other homegrown pharma companies announced rolling out their generic versions of the drug shortly

US adds Merck pill as second easy-to-use drug against Covid-19

The Food and Drug Administration authorization comes one day after the agency cleared a competing drug from Pfizer

Keep buffer of 8 critical drugs for Covid treatment, Centre to states

The government said many ventilators supplied by the Centre were still lying unused at some field hospitals

Dr. Reddy's inks pact with Singapore firm to sell Trastuzumab biosimilar

Prestige BioPharma Ltd announced that the two companies have entered into a binding agreement for an exclusive partnership for the supply and commercialisation of Trastuzumab biosimilar

Biocon ties up with Tabuk Pharmaceuticals to sell medicines in Middle East

Biocon said it has inked a pact with Saudi Arabia-based drug firm Tabuk Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Company to commercialise select speciality products in Middle East region

US overdose deaths topped 100,000 in one year, say officials

Overdose deaths have been rising for more than two decades, according to new data

Nobel Prize in medicine for discovery of temperature, touch receptors

The Nobel Prize in the field of physiology or medicine has been awarded to US scientists David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian.

Medicine delivery by drones to be piloted in 16 green zones in Telangana

Jyotiradtiya Scindia said the Medicines from the Sky project under which drugs and vaccines are delivered using drones, will be taken up on a pilot basis in 16 green zones in Telangana

Govt revises NLEM: Slashes prices of 39 commonly used medicines

Revising the 'National List of Essential Medicines', the central govenrment has slashed the prices of 39 commonly used drugs.

Lupin gets tentative nod from USFDA to market partial-onset seizures drug

Drug firm Lupin on Monday said it has received tentative nod from the US health regulator to market its generic Brivaracetam tablets used for the treatment of partial-onset seizures

Production capacity of Remdesivir ramped up by more than 3-times

India now has capacity to manufacture 12.25 mn vials a month

Govt creating 30-day stock of key Covid drugs ahead of anticipated 3rd wave

State governments like Rajasthan and Gujarat, too, are trying to pile up the stock of other essential medicines

Lesson learnt hard, states in preparation mode for possible 3rd Covid wave

Building capacity with oxygen plants and concentrators, beds, ventilators, paediatric facilities, nurses, doctors

Ramdev has no ill-will against modern science, its practitioners: Patanjali

Patanjali Yogpeeth Trust denied allegations by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) that yoga guru Ramdev has misled people by making "unlearned" statements modern medicine

Dunzo reports 320% rise in delivering medicines, groceries in India

E-commerce firm backed by Google says it handled more than 20,000 orders to hospitals between March and May.

Black fungus cases rising in Delhi; doctors flag 'irrational' steroid use

Hospitals in Delhi have reported a rise in the number of back fungus cases or mucormycosis among people recovering from COVID-19 during the second wave

India's pharma market rebounds in April, clocks 51.5% sales growth

Low base of April 2020, pick-up in demand for Covid-19 drugs major contributors to growth

Amid spike in demand for medicines, Swiggy to prioritise pick-and-drop deliveries

The food delivery giant has reported a 350% rise in delivery of OTC medicines in 15 days