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FDA found out cancer causing impurity in commonly used anti-diabetic medicines,  sitagliptin and notified in Drug safety report. FDA recently became aware of a nitrosamine impurity, Nitroso-STG-19 (known as NTTP), in certain samples of sitagliptin, a medicine used to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Zydus Lifesciences Limited has received final approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) to market Prochlorperazine Maleate tablets, USP 5 mg and 10 mg.

Prochlorperazine tablets are used to treat nervous, emotional, and mental conditions (eg. schizophrenia) and non-psychotic anxiety. It is also used to control severe nausea and vomiting. The drug will be manufactured at the group’s formulation manufacturing facility at Ahmedabad SEZ, India.

Applied Lab has been started by Kumar Organic Singapore Pte. Ltd. in Singapore at Science Park Road, #04-07C, The Gemini, Lobby B, by inaugurating it on 4th August 2022.

Guest of Honor during inaugural was Indian High Commissioner Mr.P.Kumaran. Lightening of candle was done by Mr. EngHeng Khoo, VP of Clariant South East Asia Pte. Ltd. 

Nevro Corp and Boston Scientific Corp announced today that they have reached a settlement in their ongoing intellectual property litigations that gives Boston Scientific the freedom to operate using the features and capabilities embodied in its current line of products for frequencies below 1,500 Hz, and gives Nevro the freedom to operate using the features and capabilities embodied in its current line of products.

Natco Pharma Limitedannounces that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted approval to its partner Breckenridge Pharmaceutical Inc’s Abbreviated New Drug Application for Cabazitaxel Intravenous Powder (generic for Jevtana Kit) for the 60mg/1.5mL (40mg/mL) strength.

Cosmohome Tech Expo was held in Delhi at Pragati Maidan on 14th & 15th July 2022. Cosmohome Tech Expo is South Asia’s largest manufacturing trade show for the Cosmetic, Personal care, Cosmeceutical, Perfumery & Soap, detergent, and toiletries market. It is conceptualized on bringing the complete Innovative solutions to the beauty manufacturers right from the concept to formulation to technology to product launch for making the advancements in the manufacturing world.

Dr. Reddys Laboratories Ltd is an integrated pharmaceutical company, committed to providing affordable and innovative medicines for healthier lives. Dr. Reddys offers a portfolio of products and services including APIs, custom pharmaceutical services, generics, biosimilars and differentiated formulations. Our major therapeutic areas of focus are gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, diabetology, oncology, pain management and dermatology.

Lupin is an innovation-led transnational pharmaceutical company headquartered in Mumbai, India. The Company develops and commercializes a wide range of branded and generic formulations, biotechnology products and APIs in over 100 markets in the U.S., India, South Africa and across Asia Pacific (APAC), Latin America (LATAM), Europe and Middle-East regions.

The initiative launched last month (21 June) by Vivli, a non-profit clinical research data sharing organisation, will enable scientists from all over the world to access data on epidemiological, physical and genetic characteristics of organisms and their resistance to various antibiotics.