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Giving highest priority to ensure uninterrupted supply of medicines: Sharad Tyagi, Boehringer Ingelheim, India
expresspharma
April 21, 2020
Some difficulties in distribution to stockists but will not face shortages across most locations.
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Edinburgh Uni researchers focus on drug repurposing for COVID-19
pharmatimes
April 17, 2020
Up to 150 researchers at the University of Edinburgh’s Centre for Inflammation Research are being re-deployed to work on a project that aims to repurpose existing and experimental medicines for COVID-19.
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Sanofi to donate 100 million doses of hydroxychloroquine across 50 countries
worldpharmanews
April 15, 2020
Sanofi has committed to donating 100 million doses of hydroxychloroquine to 50 countries around the world, and has begun to progressively deliver the medicine to authorities that have requested it.
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Vice-premier stresses research on COVID-19 vaccine, treatment, medicine
chinadaily
April 04, 2020
Vice-Premier Sun Chunlan on April 1 stressed making full use of the effective drugs and treatment technologies and accelerating the progress of vaccine research and development to fight the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
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MoHFW to consider lifting export restrictions on medicines
expresspharma
March 23, 2020
To lift the restrictions on pharmaceutical exports, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India (MoHFW) has asked the Indian pharma industry to provide an undertaking.
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Sufficient medicine raw materials, formulations available to meet coronavirus outbreak: NPPA
expresspharma
March 13, 2020
NPPA Chairman Shubhra Singh met representatives of pharmaceutical industry associations on the issue of availability of critical APIs.
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EU addresses potential impact of COVID-19 on medicines supply
expresspharma
March 12, 2020
The mandate is to provide strategic leadership for urgent and coordinated action within the EU in case a crisis caused by major events.
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Adding natural extracts to medicine formulation improves hypertension drugs
europeanpharmaceuticalreview
March 11, 2020
A study has demonstrated that adding certain natural extracts into hypertension drug formulation aids in supporting cardiovascular function.
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MHRA announces two medicine recalls
europeanpharmaceuticalreview
March 11, 2020
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has issed two alerts for medicine recalls in the UK due to out of specification dissolution results and an error in decommissioning.
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Oil and hydrogel mix effective for precise dosing of medicine
europeanpharmaceuticalreview
March 04, 2020
Researchers have developed a new mixture of oil and hydrogel that releases drugs in a controlled fashion, preventing overdosing.