According to the 2017 Medical Devices Regulations (MDR), the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) has authorised two more Medical Device Testing Labs (MDTL) to conduct tests or evaluations of medical devices on behalf of the manufacturers. With this, there…
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Zavzpret (zavegepant), the first and only calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) receptor antagonist nasal spray, has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the immediate treatment of migraine in adults with or without aura. Zavzpret was statistically…
Statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvements in overall survival (OS), a crucial secondary endpoint, were seen with AstraZeneca’s Tagrisso (osimertinib) compared to placebo in the adjuvant treatment of patients with early-stage (IB, II, and IIIA) epidermal growth factor receptor-mutated (EGFRm)…
Researchers from the Department of Organic Chemistry (DOC) and the Materials Research Center (MRC) at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) have demonstrated that surface modifications of two-dimensional molybdenum disulphide (2D-MoS) nanosheets can greatly increase their effectiveness for uses like…
A group of pharmacists from the state of Maharashtra who have a degree and higher education credentials (B Pharm, M Pharm, and Pharm D) have complained that the upper age limit of 25 is being purposefully imposed on the position…
Alembic Pharmaceuticals Ltd (Alembic) declared that its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) fluorouracil injection USP, 2.5 g/50 mL (50 mg/mL) pharmacy bulk vial has been given final FDA approval. The reference listed drug product (RLD), Fluorouracil Injection, 2.5 g/50 mL…
Further findings from in vitro MODIF-Y tests from the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson reinforce the idea that not all IL-23 inhibitors work the same way by showing that Tremfya (guselkumab) and risankizumab have different binding mechanisms. According…
Faricimab intravitreal injection, manufactured by Swiss multinational pharmaceutical company Roche, has been approved for import and marketing in India, with the local phase III clinical trial being waived subject to conditions, according to the expert committee’s recommendation. To treat Neto…
The InnovaBurn placental extracellular matrix medical device from Convatec has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for the care of difficult surgical wounds and burns, including partial-thickness second-degree burns. According to the American Burn Association’s ameriburn.org, which…
The sickle-cell anaemia diagnostic kit developed by ShanMukha Innovations, an incubator company at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), is now available. The endeavour will provide the Union government’s goal of eradicating sickle cell anaemia by the year 2047 a…
