A United States government advisory panel has recommended emergency approval for the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, underlining that the shot's potential benefits outweigh its risks. After......
As countries around the world explore the potential of hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19 patients, several experts have sounded a note of warning to say it is not a wonder drug and may even be......
In a move to prevent transmission of the Zika virus through blood supply, the United States Food and Drug Administration has recommended that all blood donated in the country and its territories be......
The first drug to treat low sexual desire in premenopausal women, dubbed "female Viagra", has been approved in the United States, but with a warning about potentially dangerous side effects such as......
Nearly 20 per cent of the people in Southeast Asia are carriers of hepatitis B, one of the deadliest diseases of modern times.In India, 4-4.75 per cent carry the virus. Only less than 2 per cent of......
Most of the pharma units are failing in documentation, and validation processes, and many don't have full-fledged quality control laboratories. IMAGE: Kindly note the image has been posted only......
The US drug control authority on Wednesday approved the first over-the-counter, self-administered HIV test kit that will enable Americans to detect on their own and in the privacy of their homes......
Drug major Ranbaxy Laboratories has launched its generic version of blockbuster cholesterol-lowering drug Lipitor in the US market.The launch came after final approval from the US health regulator......