India
India, Sweden and The Netherlands form HIV/AIDS research partnership
May 22, 2018Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development AIDS, HIV, India, Sweden, The Netherlands, pharma
A first-of-its-kind collaboration has been announced by the governments of India, Sweden and The Netherlands with the goal of advancing …
FDA issues warning letter over potential for poisoning at India plant
May 15, 2018Manufacturing and Production FDA, India, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical
The FDA has noted a number of failings at a plant in Gujarat, India, but mostly significantly was the finding …
Medical waste in India to hit 775.5 tonnes daily by 2022, study suggests
March 23, 2018Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications India, medical waste, pharma
A new report has shed light on the worrying state of medicinal wastage in India, indicating that the levels of …
India’s Narcotics Control Bureau seizes 55,000 zolpidem tablets in drugs bust
March 19, 2018Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing India, Narcotics Control Bureau, pharma
India’s drug agency, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), has shut down an illegal trafficking racket in the country in a …
Study reveals “concerning” low standards of type 2 diabetes drugs in India
March 7, 2018Research and Development India, diabetes, pharma, regulatory, type 2 diabetes
In what they believe is the first study of its kind, a team of researchers at the University of Massachusetts …
Top Ten most popular articles on Pharmafile.com this week
February 9, 2018Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AI, Allergan, Antibiotics, Avycaz, Elastagen, FDA, GSK, India, J&J, JJ, Nektar Therapeutics, Novartis, Theravance, artificial intelligence, pharma
It’s top ten time again. This week, among our most popular stories was the worrying news that, accoridng to research …
64% of FDC antibiotics in India are unapproved, report reveals
February 5, 2018Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Antibiotics, India, antimicrobial resistance, pharma
The majority of fixed dose combination (FDC) antibiotics that are made and sold in India are still unapproved, despite promises …
Pfizer teams up with Indian Government to battle antimicrobial resistance
January 31, 2018Medical Communications, Research and Development India, Pfizer, antimicrobial resistance, pharma
Pfizer has entered into a partnership with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) in an effort to fight antimicrobial …
Lupin scoops up women’s health specialist Symbiomix for $150 million
October 11, 2017Research and Development, Sales and Marketing India, Lupin, Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Symbiomix, US, acquisition, pharma
The US arm of Mumbai’s Lupin Pharmaceuticals has announced that it is has acquired US-based gynaecologic treatment specialist Symbiomix Therapeutics …
China’s Fosun Group grabs 74% stake in India’s Gland Pharma for $1.1 billion
September 18, 2017Sales and Marketing China, Fosun Pharma, Gland Pharma, India, pharma, pharmaceuticals
Chinese conglomerate Fosun has agreed to acquire 74% of India’s Gland Pharma for $1.1 billion, sealing a previously unsuccessful deal …
Over 3% of all drugs in Indian market not up to standard
July 24, 2017Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing India, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical
The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) tested drugs to determine whether they were of standard quality but found that …
Problematic facility inspection puts Biocon’s biosimilar EU approvals on hold
July 10, 2017Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Biocon, India, biosimilars
Indian firm Biocon has been hit by regulator criticism which has forced its European biosimilar programme on hold following a …
AstraZeneca appoint new MD for India
July 7, 2017Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, India
AstraZeneca announced a new Managing Director for AstraZeneca Pharma India, with Gagan Singh Bedi beginning the role on 3 July. …
FDA locks down import from 3 Indian IPCA facilities
June 21, 2017Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development FDA, India, Ipca
More drama in the Indian pharma sector as the FDA announces it has enforced a ban on the import of …
Research provides clues about Zika virus damage to foetal brains
June 2, 2017Research and Development India, Zika, Zika virus
The Zika virus has been documented since 1947 and was first discovered to have infected a human in 1952. The …
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