The FDA authorised the experimental treatment, called bamlanivimab, for use against mild-to-moderate Covid-19 in adults, including those who are 65 and older, and pediatric patients
The Pfizer trial started less than four months ago, and how long the vaccine will confer protection and how many will benefit are almost complete unknowns for now
The companies said the vaccine was more than 90% effective and they have so far found no serious safety concerns, priming it for possible speedy regulatory approvals
Drug firm Lupin said the US health regulator has issued 13 observations after inspection of its subsidiary's Somerset facility in New Jersey
Drug firm Alembic Pharmaceuticals said it has received tentative approval from the US health regulator for Palbociclib capsules, used to treat a certain type of breast cancer
The company's prescription biz grew 14% YoY supported by continued traction in the Covid portfolio
One of the biggest drug decisions in decades is looming as US regulators consider whether to approve the first medicine that's claimed to slow mental decline from Alzheimer's disease
Approval unlikely to increase prices immediately as Gilead has said licenses are royalty-free until the end of the health emergency
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US regulators approved the first drug to treat COVID-19: remdesivir, an antiviral medicine given through an IV for patients needing hospitalization
Drug firm Aurobindo Pharma on Thursday said it has received final approval from the US health regulator for its generic Acetaminophen injection, used in the treatment of pain in adult and paediatric patients. The company has received the approval from the US Food & Drug Administration (USFDA) to manufacture and market Acetaminophen injection, 1,000 mg/ 100 mL single-dose vial, Aurobindo Pharma said in a BSE filing. The product will be launched in December 2020, it added. It is a generic version of Mallinckrodt's Ofirmev injection. According to IQVIA data, the approved product has an estimated market size of USD 339 million for the twelve months ending August 2020, Aurobindo Pharma said. Acetaminophen Injection is indicated for the treatment of mild to moderate pain in adult and paediatric patients 2 years and older. It is also set to treat moderate to severe pain with adjunctive opioid analgesics in adult and paediatric patients 2 years and older, and reduction of fever, the ...
Drug firm Granules India said it has received marketing approval from the US health regulator for Potassium Chloride extended release tablets, used for treatment of patients with hypokalemia
Drug firm Alembic Pharmaceuticals said its joint venture firm Aleor Dermaceuticals has received final approval from the US health regulator for anti-fungal Tavaborole Topical Solution
Drug firm Aurobindo Pharma said its step-down subsidiary has received a warning letter from the US health regulator for its unit in New Jersey, US
Drug firm Strides Pharma Science on Tuesday said its step down subsidiary has received approval from the US health regulator for Ethacrynic Acid tablets, used to treat fluid retention (edema)
Drug firm Alembic Pharmaceuticals said it has received approval from the US health regulator for Amantadine Hydrochloride tablets, used for treatment of influenza A virus
Drug firm Zydus Cadila said it has received final approval from the US health regulator to market Fingolimod capsules and Verapamil Hydrochloride Injection.
Regulators and drugmakers have faced questions about whether political pressure was overwhelming scientific rigor ahead of the presidential election on Nov. 3
The FDA said it would demand two months of safety data before it would review any application for a vaccine emergency-use authorisation
The Food and Drug Administration laid out updated safety standards for makers of Covid-19 vaccines after the White House blocked their formal release