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Sops on cards to make Vaccine Vial Monitors

[ad_1] India could offer sops to promote indigenous manufacturing of vaccine vial monitors (VVMs), a thermochromic label put on vials to test the efficacy of the vaccine post exposure to heat, officials said. The Niti Aayog is spearheading the initiative and is holding discussions with multiple stakeholders to understand the potential and challenges that the ...

ivf: Nova IVF acquires Ahmedabad company Wings to expand its presence in Gujarat

[ad_1] Nova IVF Fertility, the second largest fertility chain in India, has expanded its presence in Gujarat through the acquisition of Ahmedabad-based Wings IVF that has six centres in Gujarat. The deal is valued at ₹125-₹140 crore, said sources. With this acquisition, Nova IVF Fertility will expand its footprint to 68 centres in 44 cities. ...

More India-made cough & cold syrups under WHO lens

[ad_1] More cough and fever medications made by Indian drug makers are under the scanner of the World Health Organization (WHO) as member countries flag contamination or substandard medications. “To date this situation has impacted more than 20 products with two countries of origin (India & Indonesia) and more than 15 different manufacturers,” WHO spokesperson ...

MedPlus to sell over 500 off-patent drugs at huge discounts

[ad_1] MedPlus Health Services Ltd, which runs a chain of pharmacies, on Wednesday said it will be selling 500 off-patent therapeutic and chronic medicines under its own brand with a massive discount of 50-80 per cent. G Madhukar Reddy, managing director and chief executive officer, MedPlus, in a press conference here said the company tied ...

Women’s contraceptive products maker Pregna International raises Rs 130 crore from India Life Sciences Fund

[ad_1] Women’s contraceptive products maker Pregna International Ltd has raised its first private equity funding of $16 million or Rs130 crore from India Life Sciences Fund III (ILSF III) for a minority stake, the company said in a press statement. Founded in the 1990s by Late Shyamsunder Taparia, Jaiprakash Taparia and family, Pregna is a ...

ivf: AHH’s Nova IVF Fertility plans 100 centres in next four years

[ad_1] Mumbai: Nova IVF Fertility, India‘s second-largest chain of infertility treatment clinics, plans to expand its network to 100 centres over the next four years through a combination of organic growth and acquisitions, a top executive told ET. “When we acquired the company in 2019, our expansion and goal was a region of about 45 ...

omicron: Gennova’s mRNA booster against Omicron variant gets DCGI nod

[ad_1] Mumbai: Gennova Biopharmaceuticals, subsidiary of Pune-based drug maker Emcure on Tuesday said its mRNA Covid-19 booster vaccine – Gemcovac-OM against the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 received emergency use authorization (EUA) from the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI). Gemcovac-OM is the first booster Covid-19 vaccine developed in India against the highly transmissible Omicron variant, ...

covid: DCGI grants Emergency Use Authorization to Gennova biopharma’s Omicron-specific covid booster

[ad_1] The Drug Control General of India (DCGI) has granted Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) to an Omicron-specific booster vaccine, the Department of Biotechnology (DBT) said on Tuesday. The mRNA-based vaccine, GEMCOVAC-OM, was developed by Gennova Biopharmaceuticals using the indigenous platform technology, and supported under the Mission COVID Suraksha, implemented by Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council ...

India syrups: Seven medicines manufactured in India flagged ‘toxic’ by WHO

[ad_1] Twenty toxic medicines linked to more than 300 deaths worldwide have been identified as ‘toxic’. World Health Organisation (WHO) spokesperson Christian Lindmeier, confirmed the development in an email to The Indian Express. The twenty medicines in question were made by 15 manufacturers from two countries- India and Indonesia. These include syrups, cough medicine, paracetamol, ...

Pharma major Lupin launches injection to cure thiamine deficiency in US

[ad_1] Pharmaceutical company Lupin on Monday announced that it has launched its generic Thiamine Hydrochloride injection 200 mg/2 mL (100 mg/mL) multiple-dose vials used for treatment of thiamine deficiency in the US. The launch follows alliance partner Caplin Steriles receiving an approval for its ANDA (Abbreviated New Drug Application) from the US Food and Drug ...