NEW ROBOTIC SURGERY ARM APPROVED BY FDA
FDA today cleared for marketing a robotic device that enables a surgeon to perform laparoscopic gall bladder and reflux disease surgery while seated at a console with a computer and video monitor. The surgeon can use hand grips and foot pedals on the console to control three roboti...Another injectable contraceptive Pill approved by FDA
... once every month according to the company release marketing the pill. Lunelle is an alternative to another injectable contraceptive called Depo-Provera that lasts three months. It works Like many other birth control pills as it has a combination of the hormones progestin and estrogen. The shots must be adm...Novartis files application with FDA for Zometa
...ation to the Food and Drug Administration, seeking marketing authorization for Zometa in the treatment of bone ...lication of cancer. To date, Novartis has received marketing clearances for Zometa in the treatment of hypercalcemia of malignancy (HCM) in more than 30 countrie...Ranbaxy joins hand with Cipla to co-market ciprofloxacin
...Controller General of India’s (DCGIs) approval for marketing in India. Ciproloxacin is a unique dosage form of ... both companies, enabling to leverage its combined marketing prowess and extensive distribution network. Ranbaxy official said that the company is keen that the ...Doctors not to accept gifts from drug companies
...ing to not only re-educate physicians but also the marketing forces," retaliated John Lantos. AMA policy suggests a limit of about $100 on such gifts and says they should not include things like free trips, hotel accommodations and other personal expenses for doctors attending conferences. Things like work-re...Zydus Cadila and Kopran in strategic alliance
... a strategic alliance with Mumbai-based Kopran for marketing and manufacturing of formulation brands and collaborative research while taking over the Kopran's anti-hypertensive drug 'Aten' for Rs. 75 crores. Aten (Atenolol), is the largest brand in the cardiovascular segment. Aten, today, ranks within the top ...Setting up a new pharmaceutical industry in India
...tant for the company as it is not going to be only marketing company. Once the manufacturing starts the price of lots of products shall come down substantially, of course all the critical parts shall continue to came from Germany just to ensure the known quality. The reduced manufacturing cost will help the co...Medicis Pharmaceutical company enters pediatric market
... a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the marketing and sale of prescription products to U.S. based pediatricians. // Under the terms of the agreement, Medicis will pay approximately $60 million and has agreed to pay to the holders of Ascent's common equity up to an additional $10 million per year...Ajanta Launches World's First Once-A-Day Nimesulide Oral Formulation
...andivali in Mumbai. // Since the brand received marketing approval from the Drug Controller General of India...ions, is looking for international partnerships in marketing the product all over the world....Andhra Pradesh to set up 'Pharma City'
...nd development, clinical trials, manufacturing and marketing in a world-class environment. The state government has 1,900 acres of land in the first phase. Additional 3500 acres of land will be added to the project in the second phase. The aim in setting up a ‘Pharma City’ at the port town of Vishakhapatnam ...Dr Reddy’s Laboratories to challenge patents on drug
...s in the US despite the recent denial of a 180-day marketing exclusivity to its generic Omeprazole 40 mg capsul... duodenal and gastric ulcers. The FDA granted the marketing exclusivity to Andrx group of the US. The loss of marketing exclusivity is a setback for Dr Reddy’s,...Iodex goes to SmithKline Beecham consumer Healthcare
...care (SKBCH), a GSK subsidiary. SKBCH has a strong marketing and distribution network in India, comprising over...transfer of the Iodex brand, the entire promotion, marketing and distribution will be carried out by SKBCH, a leading player in the OTC segment. The Iodex bran...Panacea Biotech To Market Anthrax Vaccine
...iotech has bagged the registration, production and marketing rights of the anti-anthrax vaccine developed by th...n the human body to anthrax bacillus. According to marketing director Rajesh, the vaccine developed by JNU is superior to the only other anti-anthrax vaccine ava...AAI Pharma Files Lawsuit Against Dr. Reddy's Laboratories
...tories. Pharmaceutical Resources Inc is Dr Reddy's marketing partner for Fluoxetine in the US. Eli Lilly holds the patent holder for fluoxetine that expired in August 2001. Dr Reddy's is not in danger of losing its exclusivity. Since DRL has already won the case against the patent holder, EIi Lilly, earlier ...Ranbaxy Labs' Entry Into Anti-Acne Market
...had applied for Para III filing to get the nod for marketing the generic isotretinoin. Pharma major Roche Laboratories holds the patent for the active ingredient and markets it under the brand, Accutane. Accutane is used in the treatment of severe recalcitrant nodular acne. One other large US generic company,...FDA panel refuses anti-viral cold remedy
...t symptoms. The drug's developer, ViroPharma and marketing partner Aventis Pharmaceuticals, had hoped to have it on the market in the earliest possible under the brand name Picovir. Mark McKinlay, vice president of research and development for Viro Pharma, says the drug isn't dead. The company plans to meet ...FDA Approves Remodulin for Pulmonary Hypertension
...pproved the drug under subpart H, which allows for marketing clearance based on an effect// on a surrogate endpoint, provided well-controlled postmarketing studies are conducted. United Therapeutics received an approvable letter for Remodulin earlier this year after the FDA's Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs A...Canine Painkiller unveiled by Novartis
...val from the Food and Drug Administration to begin marketing Deramaxx, a canine painkiller, which will be used ...s, colleges and its manufacturing facilities. The marketing campaign for the drug was launched in late September and veterinarian offices were the primary focus...Imitating celebrity mums may prove unsafe for mom and child
...utting their own and the baby's health at risk. A marketing company, which has started a campaign to help reduce the pressure that ordinary moms are feeling, reveals that it has been receiving hundreds of mails from women who are worrying they don't look like the celebrity mums did, when they were pregnant or......eat mental problems. Companies Manufacturing and marketing the drugs say they intend to do post marketing studies on the drug to look at drug-drug interactions and see how Aptivus works in other groups of p...