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India’s drug regulator gives nod for world’s first nasal Covid-19 vaccine

India’s drug regulator, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation, has given its nod for the restricted use of the world’s first intra-nasal vaccine.

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Alembic Pharmaceuticals gets FDA nod for diclofenac

Alembic Pharmaceuticals, an Indian maker of generic drugs, has received FDA approval for diclofenac medicine used to treat osteoarthritis of the knees.

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AstraZeneca to buy Neogene for $320 million

AstraZeneca, an Anglo-Swedish pharmaceutical company, is set to acquire Neogene Therapeutics, a biotechnology firm, for $320 million

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FDA probing Prolia as study reveals ‘serious outcomes’

The FDA is probing a drug, Prolia, used for the treatment of advanced kidney disease after initial investigations showed “a substantial risk with.

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Baxter recalls hospital bed systems, FDA says ‘most serious’

Baxter International has pulled the plug on its hospital bed systems in a recall termed by the FDA as “most serious” as the.

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Biovac signs deal for oral cholera vaccine with S.Korea’s IVI

Biovac, a South Africa-based biotechnology company, has signed a technology transfer agreement with a South Korean institute to make an oral cholera vaccine.

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Merck acquires Imago BioSciences for $1.35 billion

Merck, a US multinational pharmaceutical company, announced it would acquire Imago BioSciences for $1.35 billion.

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Swedish researchers find possible biomarker for Covid-19

Swedish researchers have found a potential biomarker for severe Covid-19 disease that has claimed the lives of more than 6.5 million people globally.

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WHO wants pharma companies to disclose govt deals during world health emergencies

WHO drafts an agreement for pharma companies to disclose contract terms for emergency vaccines

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Drug resistance to malaria on the rise in Africa, WHO says

Antimalarial drug resistance in Africa is a severe cause for concern and parasite resistance to artemisinin medicine has emerged in the Greater Mekong.

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