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Merck, Ferring Pharmaceuticals and the World Health Organization have partnered up to study a drug aimed at preventing excess bleeding during childbirth — the leading cause of maternal deaths during childbirth in developing countries. Read More
Mylan is accusing Celgene of violating federal antitrust law by prohibiting the generic drugmaker from obtaining samples of its blockbuster products Thalomid and Revlimid to make generic versions. Read More
ViiV Healthcare is licensing its HIV drug Tivicay to the Medicines Patent Pool in an effort to increase access to adults and children living with the virus. Read More
Although great strides have been made by Chinese officials to improve the quality of drugs made in the country, more needs to be done, according to U.S. regulators and drug safety advocates. Read More
The FDA has banned Canadian generics maker Apotex from importing drugs to the U.S. made at its Bangalore, India, site, pending quality upgrades. Read More
FDA approval of Stallergene’s under-the-tongue Oralair could be a huge boon for patients who suffer from hay fever and rake in billions more for the drugmaker, whose drug is already available in over two dozen countries. Read More
With its controversial painkiller Zohydro already banned in Massachusetts and federal lawmakers looking to follow suit, Zogenix has initiated a fierce lobbying campaign to save its flagship product. Read More
Small and medium-sized drugmakers will be able to pay lower — and in some cases, no — fees for certain postauthorization activities under new incentives announced Tuesday by the European Medicines Agency. Read More
Republican lawmakers Tuesday blasted CDER Director Janet Woodcock for the FDA’s consulting with trial attorneys and not brand or generic drugmakers when developing a controversial proposed overhaul of generic drug labeling rules. Read More
Drugmakers must now give Brazil’s ANVISA a full year’s warning before withdrawing a product from the market if the withdrawal could result in a drug shortage. Read More