Adefovir dipivoxil & polymorph B form of erlotinib are not different from the known substance and so not novel, says Delhi patent office.

The government of India went on high alert mode in preparation for the possibility of the deadly swine flu reaching the Indian shores, following the global outbreak.

  Indian clinical research services provider Vimta Labs has completed its 1,000th clinical trial, the company announced.

  A recent study found world’s highest drug levels in stream near Patancheru, Hyderabad in India.

  Omega Pharma plans to invest 2 mn euros in the Modi Omega Pharma (India) joint venture.

  Once-daily eslicarbazepine (Zebinix) pill from Eisai gets EU approval to treat epilepsy.

Sanofi-Aventis, Baxter claim they can ready a preventive swine flu vaccine within months. Not fast enough?

  Zydus Cadila has posted a net profit of Rs 303 crore up by 18 per cent year-on-year, primarily driven by growth in formulations export.

  Cipla Ltd has the capacity to supply upto 1.5 million doses generic oseltamivir (Tamiflu) drug to prevent and treat global swine flu outbreak, the company said in a statement.

  Indian government plans to hire 1000 patent examiners for Patent Office as filings pile up.