Patient safety and product quality are its highest priorities Pfizer India has said, reacting to the Karnataka Food and Drug Administration (FDA) action regarding the circulation of counterfeit drugs. The Karnataka health regulator on Sunday said it has cancelled 16 drug…
The FDA approved GSK's bepirovirsen for adults with chronic hepatitis B on nucleoside therapy, based on phase 3 trials showing 19% functional cure. The FDA has approved Hibsago (bepirovirsen), GSK’s antisense oligonucleotide, for adults with chronic hepatitis B who are already taking…
Published - October 29, 2026 07:18 pm IST - Belagavi Upalokayukta B. Veerappa has directed Health Department officers to withdraw all expired medicine from the Belagavi Institute of Medical Sciences Hospital. During a surprise visit to the teaching hospital of the government medical college here on…
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 29: Remdesivir that expired in May 2023 was administered to patients, including those treated for Nipah infection, at hospitals in Kerala in subsequent years, Health Minister K. Muraleedharan told the Assembly on Thursday, ordering an investigation into whether the use of…
NASHVILLE — In this Healio video, Arun B. Jesudian, MD, discusses hepatitis B developments including new therapies for highly selective patients, updated treatment guidelines and different vaccination recommendations from the ACG Annual Meeting.“The hepatitis B space is changing and, particularly,…
Updated - October 29, 2026 05:22 pm IST - Thiruvananthapuram A medical board will be constituted to investigate whether use of expired drug, Remdesivir, led to the deaths of Nipah patients. The board will also look into whether other patients who had been given the…
Acella Pharmaceuticals, LLC is voluntarily recalling a total of 13 lots of 30-mg, 60-mg and 90-mg NP Thyroid® (thyroid tablets, USP) to the consumer level. The products are being recalled because our testing has found these lots to be superpotent. The…
Dec 20, 2024, 19:27 ET Alhemo® is designed to block a protein called TFPI in the body that stops blood from clotting. By blocking TFPI, Alhemo® improves the production of thrombin, a protein that helps to clot the blood and prevent bleeding, when…
Aizawl, Oct 29 (PTI) Respiratory diseases accounted for the largest proportion of medically certified deaths in Mizoram in 2025, followed by digestive ailments, according to a report released by the northeastern state’s chief registrar of births and deaths. The Medical Certification of…
Children with severe hearing loss may benefit from cochlear implants at younger ages and under broader eligibility criteria than previously recognized, according to a multicenter study led by researchers at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. The findings were…
Prescription and over-the-counter medicines: new approvals, safety warnings and recalls, shortages, generics and biosimilars, and the pharmacies that dispense them.
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