The Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP) may approach the Ministry of Finance for additional funding for the proposed new scheme for Promotion of Research and Innovation in Pharma-MedTech Sector (PRIP), with an outlay of Rs. 7,150 crore and the establishment of…
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The second preplanned interim analysis of Baudax Bio, Inc.’s phase 2 trial of BX1000 for neuromuscular blockade (NMB) in patients undergoing elective surgery showed promising results. Baudax Bio, Inc. is a pharmaceutical company that specialises in developing novel products for…
The drug regulator has revoked the licences of several pharmaceutical enterprises operating in about 20 states nationwide due to concerns expressed by numerous public health experts and even certain pharmaceutical manufacturers regarding the prevalence of substandard quality medicines in the…
Patient advocacy groups are awaiting clarification on whether specific conditions will be covered by the National Policy of Rare Disorders (NPRD) 2021. This comes after the Union government recently allowed patients to receive treatment for six rare diseases by including…
The Rho kinase (ROCK) inhibitor NRL-1049, a potential treatment for people with cerebral cavernous malformations (CCM), a condition marked by abnormally enlarged capillary cavities in the brain and spinal cord, was dosed in the first two cohorts of the investigational…
Using proprietary technology that enables real-time GPS tracking, LiveOnNY, a nonprofit, federally recognised organ procurement organisation, and MediGO, a digital healthcare supply chain technology company, announced that they are collaborating to track organs as they travel across the nation. In…
Moderna, Inc., a biotechnology company that invented messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics and vaccines, and Generation Bio Co., a biotechnology company developing genetic medicines for people with common and rare diseases, recently announced that they have formed a strategic partnership to…
Tofersen, an investigational antisense drug for the treatment of people with superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, was discussed at the Peripheral and Central Nervous System Drugs Advisory Committee meeting by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), according…
When concerns about drug resistance arise, Indian healthcare practitioners and pharmaceutical corporations step up their efforts to control the spread of tuberculosis through early identification and research for new medications. TB poses a serious risk to public health, with an…
The Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) will receive data from Eyestem for approval of a phase 2a first-in-human research for its product called Eyesight RPE for dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The approval will mark a key turning point…