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Antihistamine Proved Ineffective in Making Kids to Sleep

...an antihistamine, is available over-the-counter in generic forms or as the name-brand drug, Benadryl?. Because of diphenhydramine's obvious lack of effectiveness, the clinical trial's Data Safety Monitoring Board shut down the study early, says lead author, Dan Merenstein, M.D., an assistant professor in t...

Aurobindo Gets Tentative USFDA Approval For Its HIV-1 Drug

...nation, it said, adding that this is the first NDA generic approval for a three-drug combination. These three drugs have a market of 4.5 billion dollars worldwide and the usage of the drugs is growing due to the outstanding commitment of the US government in particular and the WHO to rehabilitate HIV patien...

Advantage India: Growth Pills Abound For Pharma Companies

...tent for a branded drug, market opens to a host of generic drugmakers that leads to a drop of nearly 80 per c... major gain for consumers as well as the makers of generic version of these drugs. While analysts expect good value addition in share prices of DRL and Ranbax...

Patency On Two Drugs From Merck & Pfizer’s To Expire Soo

...zer as there may now be stiff competition from the generic bands of Zocor. Reports have also shown that Lipitor was the world's top-selling drug with a estimated revenue of $12.2 billion in the 2005 sales. Pfizer, and also certain analysts, have insisted that Lipitor is not alike with the competing product...

Ranbaxy Gets USFDA Nod For Simvastatin

.... We believe that by offering an affordably priced generic alternative, we will have a positive impact on the cost of healthcare for patients who have or are at high risk of coronary heart disease," Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals Inc Vice President of sales and marketing Jim Meehan said. (Source:PTI News)...

Dr Reddy's Launches Generic Version Of Mercks Proscar Tablets

...oday announced that it has launched the authorized generic version of Merck's Proscar tablets 5 mg (Finasteri... // The company has also launched the authorized generic version of Merck's Zocor tablets (Simvastatin) 5 mg, 10 mg, 20 mg, 40 mg and 80 mg yesterday, a comp...

Lupin Gets USFDA Approval For Quinapril Tablets

... 10 mg, 20 mg and 40 mg. Quinapril is a AB-rated generic equivalent of Pfizer's hypertension drug Accupril and its market is estimated to be about 300 million dollars in the US till December 2005. This is the company's 13th ANDA aprroval by USFDA till date and third in the current fiscal. (Source:PTI N...

India and Pakistan Jointly to Fight Against Polio, Avian Flu

...he field of cost effective and good quality Indian generic drugs, pharmaceuticals and vaccines, and agreed to exchange experiences in public-private partnership, official sources told IANS. Cooperation in the field of traditional systems of medicine like ayurveda also figured prominently in the discussion...

Prevalent Prescription Drugs Abuse in the US

...sed Percocet, Percodan or Tylox; 18.4 percent used generic hydrocodone; 14.3 percent used generic codeine; 8.4 percent used Oxycontin; and 4.3 percent used morphine. Over half of the subjects who m...

Statins Could Play Important Role In Influenza Pandemic

... would be relatively inexpensive, particularly the generic varieties. "As generics, they are already being produced in several developing countries and should be available and affordable in almost all countries," Dr. Fedson said. "Keep in mind that very large amounts of statins are produced for tens of milli...

KPMG Optimistic About Indian Pharma’s Growt

... India becoming a leading player in the market for generic medicines. The expansion of India's patent system to cover products as well as processes has already started to bring the MNCs back into the fold, the report points out. There was never much point in Indian manufacturers spending too much on rese...

Ranbaxy Ties Up With US Co For Mktg Zonisamide Capsules

...bilities and competencies to develop bioequivalent generic product for the marketplace, are naturally beneficial to both organizations while having a positive economic impact on the US healthcare system,' Ranbaxy Inc President Atul Malhotra said. (Source:PTI News)...

Australians Pay More On Drugs

... that triggers the Government to reduce the pay of generic medicines. Australian Government payed almost similar cost for both generic and patented medicine, under the pharmaceutical benefits scheme. This means people are paying more o...

Ranbaxy Signs Agreement With Zenotech For Cancer Drugs

...yderabad-based Zenotech Laboratories Ltd to market generic cancer drugs in the US and Canada. Under the agr...y products. Ranbaxy would market these products as generic formulations in the US and Canadian markets under the Ranbaxy label, the company said in a statement...

US $ 22 Billion Required Yearly to Fight AIDS: UN

...s by the Indian pharmaceutical companies producing generic antiretroviral drugs which has lowered the cost of treatment. The world body estimates that half of the amount would be needed for prevention, an area which has got little attention so far. While a quarter of the amount would be spent for treatment ...

First Generic Version of Lexapro permitted by US

The first generic version of Forest Laboratories Inc.'s antidepressa...es Ltd. Was allowed by FDA to sell escitalopram, a generic immitator of the oral drug as per Reuters. Complete rights on the drug are retained by the Forest ...

FDA Gives Preliminary Nod To Cipla And Sun Drugs

...pla Ltd. has been given tentative approval for its generic AIDS drug nevirapine// that is to be marketed in a...y or radiation therapy for cancer. The drug is the generic equivalent of GlaxoSmithKline's Zofran injection....

AIDS Sufferers Protest against Proposed Patent for Tenofovir

...t this move could halt the local production of the generic equivalent. The company, Gilead Sciences Inc., h...fovir. The drug has been available in India as the generic tenofovir disoproxil fumarate since last year. Some demonstrators beat drums and carried placards ...

India To Estimate The Number Of Children Infected With HIV/AIDS

...rnational agencies are now urging manufacturers of generic anti-HIV drugs to formulate appropriate combinations for children. Anti-HIV treatment is not a cure for HIV and has to be taken by an infected person throughout life. In developed countries, experts have said that children who started taking the anti...

Pravastatin Launched by Watson Pharmaceuticals

...ufacture, marketing, and distribution of brand and generic pharmaceutical products. Watson owes its remarkabl...esses. This Pravastatin sodium is the authorized generic version of Bristol-Myers Squibb's Pravachol(R) product. It consumption has been recommended along wi...

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