BDR Pharma launches the first generic RUCAPARIB to treat advanced ovarian and prostate cancers in India Kumar Jeetendra | May 27, 2021 Mumbai, 27 May 2021: BDR Pharmaceutical launched BDPARIB (RUCAPARIB) to treat advanced ovarian and prostate cancers today. BDPARIB is the first affordable generic in the India available in the form of a tablet, with the cost of therapy less expensive than any existing drugs in the market. RUCAPARIB is an oral, small-molecule inhibitor of poly …
Practo partners with Prof Rajendra Pratap Gupta for the next Practo Connect webinar for the doctors Kumar Jeetendra | May 27, 2021 Delhi, 27 May 2021: In an effort to provide guidance on digital healthcare technology amid the COVID-19 crisis, Practo – India’s leading digital healthcare company – is organizing an interactive webinar for medical professionals, to be led by distinguished policymaker, well-known author and speaker Prof Rajendra Pratap Gupta. The webinar forms part of Practo’s doctors-led, …
Another COVID-19 immunization enters last trial phase Kumar Jeetendra | May 27, 2021 Production of another potential vaccine against COVID-19 will begin within weeks, its developers Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline said Thursday as they launched a large Phase III trial enrolling 35,000 adult volunteers in the United States, Asia, Africa and Latin America. The study will test the effectiveness of vaccine candidate formulas against the virus that spread from …
India has held talks with Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, Moderna for COVID-19 vaccines Kumar Jeetendra | May 27, 2021 India has held several discussions with COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers Pfizer, Moderna and J&J, but there are no applications for approval pending with its regulators, the government said on Thursday. “Government offered all assistance to have them supply and or manufacture their vaccines in India,” the government said in a statement. “No application of any foreign …
The smallest hydrogen gas generator for GCFID is now available for orders Kumar Jeetendra | May 27, 2021 Precision Hydrogen SL, PEAK Scientific’s award-winning hydrogen gas generator for GC-FID, is now available for orders. Precision Hydrogen SL has been recognized for its desirable compact size, ease of use and safety features, ranking among the top 15 innovations in The Analytical Scientist Innovation Awards. Specifically designed to supply hydrogen gas to flame detectors for …
Eppendorf celebrates the 60th birthday of a pipetting masterstroke Kumar Jeetendra | May 28, 2021 2021 marks a key milestone for anyone working in a lab. Sixty years ago, Eppendorf changed the ways of handling liquids by introducing the world’s first piston-stroke pipette. Launched in 1961, the Eppendorf ‘Marburg Pipette’ featured the same basic elements as those found in today’s labs: a spring-loaded piston that stops precisely at a set …
Bajaj Healthcare launches drug to treat black fungus infection in COVID-19 patients Kumar Jeetendra | May 28, 2021 Bajaj Healthcare on Friday launched Posaconazole API, used in treating Mucormycosis (black fungus) infection in COVID-19 patients. The company has received approval from FDA (Food and Drugs Administration) Gandhi Nagar, Gujarat (India), to manufacture and market Posaconazole API as approved medication for treating Mucormycosis in India, Bajaj Healthcare said in a regulatory filing. Bajaj Healthcare …
Moisture Content in Pharmaceuticals Fast and Accurate Quality Control Kumar Jeetendra | May 30, 2021 Moisture content determination is an important quality control test in pharmaceutical manufacturing, from the checking of incoming raw materials and in-process control of tablets and capsules to undertaking quality checks of finished drugs as part of pharmacopeial testing procedures. Moisture testing is also one of the critical quality parameters in the stability testing of drugs. …
Diagnostic Innovations: Catalysing Higher Quality of Life Kumar Jeetendra | May 30, 2021 Healthcare is an aspect that transcends society across regions, geographies, social-strata, cultural, age and time-period considerations. Every human being yearns for the best possible health condition and long life. Changing lifestyles are causing increase in conditions like cancer, diabetes, and heart diseases. The top diseases in India (and the number of deaths they affect each …
Pharmaceutical Roots-The origins of aspirin Kumar Jeetendra | May 30, 2021 Pharmaceutical roots are a new content series from LGC Mikromol,investigating and outlining the natural origins of pharmaceutical substances,and offering a deeper dive into their uses, risks, and mechanisms of action. We supply a wide range of aspirin-related impurities and degradation products, as well as our ISO 17034-accredited API. For more information, scroll to the bottom …
A Breach in the Armour of the Unbeatable Superbug Fungus – Candida auris Kumar Jeetendra | May 31, 2021 Human life expectancy has significantly increased lately, thanks to the great medical advances and increased health expenditure across the globe. However, potent microbial agents are evolving rapidly, too. Superbug threat seems to be looming larger day by day owing to the continued antibiotic abuse worldwide thereby posing challenge to the medical and research fraternity. Profile …
British intelligence trusts COVID-19 lab spill hypothesis ‘feasible’: Report Kumar Jeetendra | May 31, 2021 More than 170 million confirmed cases have since been confirmed worldwide and at least 3.5 million deaths reported. British intelligence agencies now believe it is “feasible” that the COVID-19 pandemic began with a coronavirus leak from a Chinese bio laboratory, a media report said, prompting Vaccines Minister Nadhim Zahawi to demand that the WHO must …
